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On the Trail of Space Trash

The U.S. Air Force has a new plan to track tiny pieces of orbiting debris

Body Language Improves Our Communication

Recent research finds that body language significantly improves how well we are understood by our audience. Christie Nicholson reports

November 2011 Briefing Memo

U.S. Spy Agency to Use Twitter to Forecast Unrest

US intelligence agency aims to forecast unrest by reading the runes of social media.

Apple's R&D spending hits a low

Guess what Apple's research and development spending is as a percentage of revenue? Chances are your answers are so far off that Apple's R&D spending could be a drinking game.

Cold Cases: Scientists use a variety of tools to help them identify human remains [Video and Slide Show]

Forensic anthropologists refer to animal skeletons and to new 3D software to help identify victims.

Cold Cases: Scientists use a variety of tools to help them identify human remains [Slide Show]

Forensic anthropologists refer to animal skeletons and to new 3D software to help identify victims.

Cybersecurity Threats to Pick Up Steam in 2012

A new Georgia Tech Information Security Center report cites search engines, mobile phones and personal information as prime targets for hackers. Larry Greenemeier reports

iOS 5 update bricked my iPod Touch

The iOS 5 update initially bricked my iPod Touch. (Credit: Lance Whitney/CNET) An attempted upgrade to iOS 5 bricked my iPod Touch, forcing me to spend hours restoring the device.

Hallelujah! BlackBerry service is finally restored

Research In Motion's BlackBerry service, which had been out since Monday in some parts of the world, has been fully restored, executives at the company said Thursday morning.

Gig.U Is Now in Session

Universities are piloting superfast Internet connections that may finally rival the speed of South Korea's

10 Unsolved Mysteries in Chemistry

Many of the most profound scientific questions—and some of humanity's most urgent problems—pertain to the science of atoms and molecules

Instant Health Checks for Buildings and Bridges

Sensors can detect damage that may be invisible to the naked eye

Sensors and the City: IBM Exhibit Visualizes Today's Urban Problems--and Potential Solutions [Slide Show]

The IBM "Think" exhibit analyzes data to create virtual representations of wasted drinking water, solar-energy potential, traffic snarls, air quality and credit card transactions in and around New York City...

Sensors and the City: IBM Exhibit Visualizes Today's Urban Problems--and Potential Solutions [Slide Show]

The IBM "Think" exhibit analyzes data to create virtual representations of wasted drinking water, solar-energy potential, traffic snarls, air quality and credit card transactions in and around New York City...

Meet the Winners of Scientific American's Great Consciousness Contest

Stand aside "Watson": We have triumphed over the machine

A Video Moment of Silence for Steve Jobs

Starring a 23-year-old Macintosh SE

Technology Leaders and Scholars Remember Steve Jobs

Some friends of Scientific American wrote to us expressing their appreciation of the life of one of the great inventors and technology visionaries. Here are some of their thoughts and reflections...

Steve Jobs Dies at 56

The Apple co-founder and personal computing visionary succumbed to pancreatic cancer

Steve Jobs: A Technology Visionary Leaves Huge Legacy

The Apple co-founder passed away October 5, but our digital lives leaped ahead dramatically as a result of his leadership