
Dioxin Indictment
A growing body of research links the compound to cancer
Marguerite Holloway is a contributing editor for Scientific American.

Dioxin Indictment
A growing body of research links the compound to cancer

Living Legend
Is the last ground sloth hidden in the Amazon?

Core Questions
Glaciers and oceans reveal a mercurial climate

A Lab of Her Own
Despite decades of struggle, women remain a small minority in the scientific community

Hard Times
Occupational injuries among children are increasing

The Greening of Garbage

Sound Science?
Researchers still sparring over effects of Exxon Valdez

Sustaining the Amazon
Can scientists reconcile the inevitability of economic development with the preservation of rain forests?

Health Care without Perverse Incentives

The Big Nada?
Inaction may stifle the UNCED agreements

A Powerful Voice for Women

Obstacle Course
Funding and policy stifle contraceptive research

More Profitable to Give than to Receive?

Lethal Cascade
A model for the neurologic damage found in AIDS

Pitohui!
The colorful bird looks better than it tastes

Profile: Rita Levi-Montalcini

Unlikely Messengers
How do nerve cells communicate?

A Risk Worth Taking

Musseling In
Exotic species hitch rides in ships' ballast water

Hot Ants

Population Pressure
The road from Rio is paved with factions

Still Negotiating
As many issues as delegates at the U.N.'s Earth Summit

The Estrogen Factor

The Builder of Bridges