Mind & BrainMarch 25, 2002
A Way with Words
Do languages help mold the way we think? A controversial idea from the 1930s is getting a second look
Stories by JR Minkel
JR Minkel was a news reporter for Scientific American.
Space & PhysicsMarch 1, 2002
Space Rock Candy
HealthMarch 1, 2002
Inflamed Blame Game
The SciencesFebruary 11, 2002
First String
The SciencesFebruary 11, 2002
A Recycled Universe
Crashing branes and cosmic acceleration may power an infinite cycle in which our universe is but a phase
HealthFebruary 1, 2002
Sonic Womb
HealthFebruary 1, 2002
Early Warning
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2002
Political Watershed
EnvironmentDecember 14, 2001
Residual Volcanic Heat May Be Melting Greenland Ice
TechnologyDecember 13, 2001
Oddball Superconductor Violates Standard Theory of Electron Behavior
Space & PhysicsDecember 11, 2001
Shimmying Star May Shed Light on Forces at Work in the Sun
The SciencesDecember 6, 2001
Researchers Spin Electrons with Electricity
EnvironmentDecember 4, 2001
Biologists Discover World's Smallest Lizard
Mind & BrainDecember 3, 2001
Pictures of Nerve Cells Hint at Changes Underlying Memory Formation
Mind & BrainNovember 29, 2001
Imaging Study Reveals Competition Between Brain's Memory Centers
The SciencesNovember 27, 2001
Researchers Isolate Genes for Mosquito's Sense of Smell
Space & PhysicsNovember 26, 2001
New Studies Sharpen Picture of Near-Earth Asteroids
Space & PhysicsNovember 20, 2001
Computer Simulation Gives Birth to First Star in the Universe
The SciencesNovember 19, 2001
The Nuclear Family
Can the same process that introduced the mitochondrion and chloroplast explain where the nucleus came from?
November 19, 2001
Single Gene Helps Determine Queen Number in Fire Ants
HealthNovember 16, 2001
Drug Delivers Longer-Lasting Isotopes to Tumors
Mind & BrainNovember 15, 2001
Research Reveals Why Clocks Sometimes Seem to Stop
November 13, 2001
Scientists Coax Neurons from Bone Marrow Stem Cells
TechnologyNovember 9, 2001
Researchers Assemble Building Blocks of Nanocomputers