The SciencesFebruary 1, 2008
Updates... Whatever happened to?
AIDS Accounting -- IPCC's Tough Talk -- Seasonal Spread -- Pollock Put-Down
Stories by Philip Yam
Philip Yam is the managing editor of ScientificAmerican.com, responsible for the overall news content online. He began working at the magazine in 1989, first as a copyeditor and then as a features editor specializing in physics. He is the author of The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting and Other Prion Diseases.
The SciencesNovember 1, 2007
Updates, November 2007
Cosmic Radiation Smoking and Genes Shrubs 1, Grasses 0 Corona Heat
The SciencesOctober 18, 2007
Won a Nobel? Go nuts!
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2007
Whatever happened to...?
Cyberwarfare -- Surviving Supervolcanoes -- Better Biofuel -- House Cat Origin
Space & PhysicsJuly 20, 2007
Does anyone know how to restart the sun with a bomb?
The SciencesJuly 1, 2007
Updates: July 2007
Methane Mystery, Edible Vaccines, Sun's Swift Core and Painkillers
TechnologyApril 1, 2007
The Car Doctor Is In
A way to diagnose engine problems without ever having to look under the hood
BiologyDecember 28, 2006
Strange but True: Komodo Dragons Show that "Virgin Births" Are Possible
The virgin births of several male Komodo dragons at two English zoos might provide one explanation why Jesus was not a clone of Mary
HealthJune 1, 2006
The Ultimate Blood Test
A pricey way to determine health risks: 250 tests at once
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2006
Sight for Bee Eyes
The SciencesDecember 1, 2005
Going the Distance
TechnologyJune 1, 2005
The Multipath to Clarity
Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience
TechnologySeptember 1, 2004
Everyday Einstein
Finding your way out of the woods with GPS? Hanging a picture frame with a laser level? Making photocopies? Better thank Einstein
The SciencesJune 1, 2004
The First Pet Cats
HealthDecember 31, 2003
Beefing Up Barricades
The U.S. implements several measures to cut risks from mad cow disease.
Mind & BrainDecember 1, 2003
Outside Looking In
TechnologyNovember 1, 2003
Light Sails to Orbit
NASA watches from the sidelines as Cosmos 1, the first solar sail, goes up
The SciencesNovember 1, 2003
Weekend Weather
Space & PhysicsOctober 20, 2003
Light Sails to Orbit
NASA watches from the sidelines as Cosmos 1, the first solar sail, goes up
The SciencesOctober 1, 2003
Leaning Left
Mind & BrainSeptember 1, 2003
Punch Buggy Black and Blue
Space & PhysicsSeptember 1, 2003
New Light on Old Sol
EvolutionAugust 1, 2003
See under the Sea
The SciencesJuly 1, 2003
Pass the Sushi