Scientific American Magazine

A UN survey presents the balance sheet: Despite its remarkable postwar comeback, the Continent must yet find a way to reduce its $7.5 billion import deficit

The discovery of a broken skull in a French cave proves, after a long debate, that Homo sapiens walked the earth with Neanderthalers

If the island universes are indeed racing away from one another, the fact may shed light on the primordial formation of nuclei and atoms

The original meaning of the word has been obscured by the unpleasant reactions associated with it. Without allergy, in fact, the human species could not survive

The agreeable sound of simple melodies and Beethoven symphonies is guided by physical rules, plus a little physiology and psychology. The understanding of these principles can enhance musical creation and enjoyment

The compound eye of this vast living order, the practical solution to a difficult optical problem, reproduces a world of coarse images

The remains of strange and beautiful plants have preserved solar energy of the geologic past for the uses of man

The renascence of a forgotten idea has presented our technology with a remarkable new prime mover. Its main advantages: efficiency and independence of special fuels