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. Follow Philip Yam on Twitter @philipyam

Space

New Light on Old Sol

September 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

Mind

Punch Buggy Black and Blue

September 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

Evolution

See under the Sea

August 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

The Sciences

Pass the Sushi

July 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

Health

Shoot This Deer

Chronic wasting disease, a cousin of mad cow disease, is spreading among wild deer in parts of the U.S. Left unchecked, the fatal sickness could threaten North American deer populations--and maybe livestock and humans...

May 13, 2003 — Philip Yam

Mind

Not So Happy Together

May 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

Mind

A Face in the Car Crowd

May 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

Health

Insulin from Bone Marrow

May 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

The Sciences

The Olmec's Write Stuff

February 1, 2003 — Philip Yam

The Sciences

Sidling Up to the Rich

October 1, 2002 — Philip Yam

Sustainability

Net Size

September 1, 2002 — Philip Yam

The Sciences

Keeping the Mad Cows at Bay

Veterinarian Linda A. Detwiler helps to ensure that a fatal brain disease that can afflict humans doesn't appear in U.S. cattle. It can be a thankless task

June 17, 2002 — Philip Yam

Tech

Nice Threads

June 1, 2002 — Philip Yam

The Sciences

In No Uncertain Terms

April 1, 2002 — Philip Yam

The Sciences

Bubble Bath of Death

March 1, 2002 — Philip Yam

The Sciences

Splitting with Sunshine

February 1, 2002 — Philip Yam

Tech

Into the Maize

February 1, 2002 — Philip Yam

Space

Moons over Saturn

September 1, 2001 — Philip Yam

Mind

You Forgot to Remember

September 1, 2001 — Philip Yam

Health

Fat Kills

August 1, 2001 — Philip Yam