Looking at Moons from Apollo 8 and Cassini
When this world has you down, try looking at it from another one
Stories by John Rennie
Hope and the Fight against HIV
The battle must continue, even if 25 years of research have disappointed
Introducing Earth 3.0
A letter from Scientific American's editor in chief, John Rennie, introducing this Special Edition of Scientific American
All Together Now: Unleashing the Web's Synergistic Possibilities
Understanding how novelty emerges from complex systems is a new frontier
Big Brother Sees All in the Technological Fishbowl
How much do technologies that affect privacy also influence freedom?
After the Quake: Helping China Clean Up Their Environment
Aiding the earthquake victims should not distract from other challenges
Do-It-Yourself Science
Have hands-on fun with astrophysics, evolution and neuroscience
Six Things in Expelled That Ben Stein Doesn't Want You to Know...
...about intelligent design and evolution
Ben Stein's Expelled: No Integrity Displayed
A shameful antievolution film tries to blame Darwin for the Holocaust
Future Facts
Extraordinary developments spring from the intersection of science and fiction
Looking Both Ways
The past and the future can be equally hard to interpret
Presidential Science
Aspirants to the White House should publicly debate their views on science policy
Worlds Apart
Physics and biology both reveal overlooked universes alongside our own
The Best Defense
You can't be too safe. Or can you?
Choosing Targets
In space and on Earth, progress depends on making smart choices
A Little Revolution
Bold and visionary science still has a home in our new design
Human-Animal Chimeras
Some experiments can disquietingly blur the line between species
Dennis Flanagan, A Proud "Renaissance Hack"
(1919 - 2005)
