EnvironmentJune 1, 2010
Fusion Energy
It would solve environmental headaches, but it remains hard to achieve
Stories by Michael Moyer
Michael Moyer is the editor in charge of physics and space coverage at Scientific American. Previously he spent eight years at Popular Science magazine, where he was the articles editor. He was awarded the 2005 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for his article "Journey to the 10th Dimension," and has appeared on CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox and the Discovery Channel. He studied physics at the University of California at Berkeley and at Columbia University.
The SciencesApril 1, 2010
Internet Ideology War
Google's spat with China could reshape traditional online freedoms
March 22, 2010
Attempt to allow sale of elephant ivory fails
EnvironmentMarch 1, 2010
The Deadliest Catch: A Proposed Trade Ban Could Take Bluefin Tuna off the Menu
New DNA "fingerprint" techniques could aid this month's push for an international trade ban
The SciencesMarch 1, 2010
Fusion's False Dawn
Scientists have long dreamed of harnessing nuclear fusion—the power plant of the stars—for a safe, clean and virtually unlimited energy supply. Even as a historic milestone nears, skeptics question whether a working reactor will ever be possible
February 25, 2010
Internet Ideology War: Google's Spat with China Could Reshape Traditional Online Freedoms
How the Internet giant could use its might in closed societies
TechnologyFebruary 22, 2010
How to make more food with transgenic crops
February 22, 2010
The (good and bad) future of the Internet
TechnologyFebruary 1, 2010
Better Broadband: New Regulatory Rules Could Change the Way Americans Get Online
An upcoming Federal Communications Commission decision should improve high-speed Internet access in the U.S., which has fallen behind other nations
The SciencesDecember 18, 2009
How Santa Does It: Clones, Wormholes and Memory-Elimination Devices
EnvironmentDecember 1, 2009
Bus Rapid Transit
Subwaylike bus lines mobilize the urban future
December 1, 2009
World Changing Ideas: 20 Ways to Build a Cleaner, Healthier, Smarter World
From solar power to powering our planet with garbage, Scientific American explores ideas that would improve our planet
TechnologyNovember 1, 2009
How the Internet is Changing the Way We Will Watch TV
The Internet stands ready to upend the television viewing experience, but exactly how is a matter of considerable dispute
October 1, 2009
Climate Change May Mean Slower Winds
The wind power industry requires stiff gusts. Global warming may not deliver
TechnologySeptember 21, 2009
Who built the first computer?
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2009
Origins: The Start of Everything
Where do rainbows come from? What about flying cars, love and LSD?
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2009
Quantum Entanglement, Photosynthesis and Better Solar Cells
Quantum details of plants' food-making ability could improve photovoltaic technology
TechnologySeptember 1, 2009
Internal-Combustion Engine
Still powering the world's vehicle fleet 130 years on
EvolutionSeptember 1, 2009
Egg
The answer to the age-old riddle is biologically obvious
HealthSeptember 1, 2009
Artificial Heart
Did the wrong man get credit for the world's first permanent pump?
Mind & BrainSeptember 1, 2009
Religious Thought
Belief in the supernatural may have emerged from the most basic components of human cognition
TechnologySeptember 1, 2009
Recorded Music
The first recordings remained silent for 150 years
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2009
Diamond
Its hardness is natural; its value is not
TechnologySeptember 1, 2009
The Web
The global information resource spun out of research into fundamental physics