A Skeptic's Review of Telephoning the Dead
Talking to the dead is easy. Getting the dead to talk back is hard. Why not phone them?
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Shark-Smitten Tourists Help Save Guadalupe's Great Whites
Ecotourism has become the unlikely protector of the unexpectedly endangered great white sharks
Shark-Smitten Tourists Help Save Guadalupe's Great Whites
Ecotourism has become the unlikely protector of the unexpectedly endangered great white sharks
Can You Plug In Your Prius?
With Toyota announcing a plug-in Prius in the future, will older models be able to upgrade to an outlet?
MIND Reviews: Obsession: A History
Reviews and recommendations from the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Scientific American MIND
Readers Respond on "The End of Privacy?"
Letters to the editor on stories from our privacy issue
Welcome to the Coldest Town on Earth
Oymyakon, Siberia, is bracing for temps as low as minus 90 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 67.8 degrees Celsius)
The Future of Lighting Is Already on Your Christmas Tree
Light-emitting diodes are beginning to replace the old-fashioned light bulb as well as newer compact fluorescent models. David Biello reports.
How to Start an Environmental Club at Your School
Where to start if you want to get involved in or create your own environmental organization
Magpies Recognize Their Faces in the Mirror
Magpies join the elite group of animals that can recognize their reflection
Coal war: Can the fossil fuel be cleaned up?
The original fossil fuel is back in the spotlight, under fire for being the biggest contributor to climate change (when burned in power plants). In an attempt to polish coal's tarnished image, the industry has launched a series of ads and other PR efforts (to the tune of “Jingle Bells”):
Frosty the coal man is a jolly happy soul
He's abundant here in America and he helps our economy roll
Frosty the coal man's getting cleaner every day
He's affordable and adorable and helps workers keep their pay
Beyond caroling coal available online (isn't a lump of coal at Christmas traditionally a bad thing?), a slew of clean coal advertisements have hit the airwaves, touting the benefits of technology that can capture and store the climate-changing greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced when coal is burned to generate electricity...
Toxic Ash Pond Collapses in Tennessee
Despite industry efforts to promote clean coal, answers to the problems of coal ash are lacking
One World, Many Minds: Intelligence in the Animal Kingdom
We are used to thinking of humans as occupying the sole pinnacle of evolutionary intelligence. That's where we're wrong
Top 10 Places Already Affected by Climate Change
Catastrophic effects of global warming are being felt from the deserts of Darfur to the island nation of Kiribati
Top 10 Places Already Affected by Climate Change
Catastrophic effects of global warming are being felt from the deserts of Darfur to the island nation of Kiribati
Chasing Rainbows: Full-Spectrum Photovoltaics
From infrared to ultraviolet, a new photovoltaic material responds to the full spectrum of sunlight
How the West's Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans
A rush to develop domestic oil, gas and uranium deposits along the Colorado River and its tributaries threatens its future
