The Sciences
Death Watch
Updates on four dubious but enduring theories
Stories by John Horgan
Mind & Brain
Overview: Schizophrenia
This devastating illness remains profoundly mysterious
Technology
Open Skies
An old proposal for legal spying gains new life
The Sciences
Free Radical
A word (or two) about linguist Noam Chomsky
The Sciences
Mandelbrot Set-To
Did the father of fractals "discover" his namesake set?
Health
Right to Lie?
Studies disprove claims about abortion's dangers
Technology
Test Negative
A look at the evidence justifying illicit-drug tests
The Sciences
R.I.P. Blackbird
A legendary spy plane is brought down to earth
Environment
Indecent Burial
Obstacles to the disposal of nuclear waste proliferate
The Sciences
Claude E. Shannon
Unicyclist, juggler and father of information theory
The Sciences
Quasicrystal Clear
Is entropy the driving force behind this odd form of matter?
The Sciences
Photogenic Science
A colorful balloon and raft help rain-forest researchers
The Sciences
Quantum Consciousness
Polymath Roger Penrose takes on the ultimate mystery
The Sciences
Land-Locked
Increasingly, experts question the need for land-based missiles
The Sciences
Hot Spot
Computers re-create weather of an ancient supercontinent
Environment
The Masai
These pastoralists are key to the future of Kenya's wildlife
The Sciences
Ethnography as Art
"Complexifier" Clifford Geertz ponders anthropology's future
Space & Physics
Cosmic Collisions
Computer simulations suggest how elliptical galaxies formed
The Sciences
The Finance of Fission
Wall Street is reluctant to back a resurgence of nuclear power
Technology
Ivan's Eyes
A ban ends, and antisatellite weapons make a comeback
