Treble Vision
Combining telescopes makes seeing easier
Stories by Tim Beardsley
Waking Up
Finding a purpose for sleep has been as elusive as rest to an insomniac, but researchers are getting much closer
Testing, Testing
Unusual proteins could improve cancer diagnosis and reduce deaths
Science in the Sky
The International Space Station will be the most expensive object ever built. Although many scientists oppose the grandiose scheme, its political momentum now appears unstoppable
Advantage: Nature
Could escaped genes from bioengineered crops give weeds a crucial boost?
Out of Food?
Hominids, and cannibalistic ones at that, may have reached Europe almost a million years ago
Melatonin Mania
Separating the facts from the hype
Vital Data
The Human Genome Project is producing a plethora of information that will illuminate our hidden susceptibilities to disease. The effort could transform medical science. But new dangers are arriving, too...
Resisting Resistance
Experts worldwide mobilize against drug-resistant germs
Crime and Punishment
Meeting on genes and behavior gets only slightly violent
Solar Secrets
More data make for more mystery
Clearing the Air
Common rocks may deliver cleaner power
Slash and Burn
Technology, energy and the environment head for the guillotine
These Feet were made for Walking--And?
A new set of fossils may put hominids in the trees again
Patently Obvious
Want to do gene therapy? Ask Sandoz
Down to Earth
Biosphere 2 tries to get real
Environmental Secrets
Medea brings intelligence in from the cold
