Stories by John Rennie

Looking at Moons from Apollo 8 and Cassini

When this world has you down, try looking at it from another one

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

The Science of Staying Well

Worlds Apart

Physics and biology both reveal overlooked universes alongside our own

Scientific American's New Web Site

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)