
A Nova Burns Out
A premature death poses questions for astronomers
Madhusree Mukerjee was a senior editor at Scientific American, where she covered psychology, anthropology, and diverse other topics. She has authored two nonfiction books: Churchill’s Secret War (Basic Books, 2010) and The Land of Naked People (Houghton-Mifflin, 2003). She has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago and received a Guggenheim fellowship to complete her first book. She has written numerous articles on Indigenous issues, development, and colonialism and is working on a third book.

A Nova Burns Out
A premature death poses questions for astronomers

Global Aid Wars

Wall Street
Refugees from physics find joy as "derivatives geeks"

What's in a Name?
When capybaras become fish and tomatoes are vegetables

Lonesome Cowpokes
U.S. particle physicists are seeking distant venues

Missing Matter Found?

Spell for Old Bones

Little Winners
Bioprospectors reap rewards from Third World microbes

Gathering String

Vishnu Violated
Jetties threaten world's largest gathering of Olive Ridley turtles

Spinning Out
Physicists cannot agree on the origin of proton spin

Time-Trippers Beware