Stories by Peter Brown

Despite its shortcomings, the iconic design will likely stick around

The natural pigment was once a "precious" color

Cheap steel was key to allowing the routine design of parts that rolled against one another

No end in sight for the bat-killing white-nose syndrome

How badly damaged are the archaeological remains of ancient Mesopotamia?

Doctor Atomic, a new opera about to open at the Met, brings nuclear proliferation, "rogue states" and the terrorists' dream of a dirty bomb back to the first "ground zero"

Introduction to SciAm's issue on Privacy. Our jittery state since 9/11, coupled with the Internet revolution, is shifting the boundaries between public interest and "the right to be let alone"

Ice is melting at the poles much faster than climate models predict

For many baby boomers, recreational drugs continue as a way of life