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The UVA Bay Game

Online game informs researchers and policymakers about caring for watershed areas

Computer Effects Virtually Resurrect Tupac

Avatar director James Cameron's effects company created a virtual Shakur using physical characteristics and movements captured from previously recorded performances. Larry Greenemeier reports...

Readers Respond to "The Coming Mega Drought" and Other Articles

Letters to the editor from the January 2012 issue of Scientific American

Shorted Circuits: Pentagon Looks to DNA from Plants to Foil Electronic Component Counterfeiters

With federal investigators turning up millions of bogus electronics in military systems, the Defense Department is searching for a better way to spot the fakes

New Technology Allows Better Extreme Weather Forecasts

New technology that increases the warning time for tornadoes and hurricanes could potentially save hundreds of lives every year

Stars to the Rescue

Science as a new cause célèbre

How to Tell Who's Tracking You Online

A new tool reveals your virtual footsteps and who's taking note

Secret Computer Code Threatens Science

Missing source code can allow bad science to slip through the cracks and means extra headaches for scientists who want to closely follow up on new studies or check for errors

The Titanic Wreck: Researcher Hopes to Develop Crowd-Sourced, Virtual Exploration

Detailed maps of the debris field, high-definition images and online gaming technology could lead to virtual expeditions to the Titanic site

A New Crop of Digital Science Books Will Change the Way Students Learn

Next-generation science e-books may help keep young people engaged

Bits of the Future: First Universal Quantum Network Prototype Links 2 Separate Labs

Physicists demonstrate a scalable quantum network that ought to be adaptable for all manner of long-distance quantum communication

Why E-books Cost So Much

Publishers have a massive problem with perception of value CNET) Here's something that tends to get lost in the debate over e-book prices : Paper doesn't cost very much.

AI Me-Rector Sets: Self-Assembling Robotic Cubes Can Replicate Objects

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers experiment with modular bots smart enough to morph into things placed near them

Entrepreneurs Race to Get a Rover on the Moon and Win $30 Million

The next rover to roam the moon's surface may come not from NASA and its rocket scientists but from college students and private companies working on a shoestring

Hackers Steal More Than 10 Million MasterCard and Visa Numbers

A Rosie Future: Jetsons-Like Gadgets with "Ambient Intelligence" Are Key to Smart Homes and Cities

Information collected by AI software from sensors in homes and cities could identify and address health, safety and environmental problems without human intervention

Use It Better: Four Breakthroughs in Lower Friction

Leading companies that have found ways to make easier access work well for you--and for them

Make Technology--and the World--Frictionless

Make buying, voting and losing weight easier by blasting away unnecessary steps

Linux and Android, Together at Last

Linux and Android are two closely linked open-source projects, but they've been as notable for how distant they are from each other--until this week

Snowflake Growth Successfully Modeled from Physical Laws

Mathematicians have re-created the intricate patterns of ice formation, a breakthrough that could lead to new models of red blood cells, soap bubbles and other surfaces that evolve over time...