HealthJuly 1, 2011
The Best Medicine: Cutting Health Costs with Comparative Effectiveness Research
A quiet revolution in comparative effectiveness research just might save us from soaring medical costs
Volume 305, Issue 1
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Features
TechnologyJuly 1, 2011
Underground Railroad: A Peek inside New York City's Subway Line of the Future
Mind & BrainJuly 1, 2011
The Limits of Intelligence
The laws of physics may well prevent the human brain from evolving into an ever more powerful thinking machine
EvolutionJuly 1, 2011
Evolution of the Eye
Scientists now have a clear vision of how our notoriously complex eye came to be
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2011
The Periodic Table of the Cosmos: 100 Years of the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
A simple diagram, which celebrates its centennial this year, continues to serve as the most essential conceptual tool in stellar astrophysics
July 1, 2011
Leonard Susskind: The Bad Boy of Physics
Leonard Susskind rebelled as a teen and never stopped. Today he insists that reality may forever be beyond reach of our understanding
TechnologyJuly 1, 2011
Hacking the Lights Out: The Computer Virus Threat to the Electrical Grid
Computer viruses have taken out hardened industrial control systems. The electrical power grid may be next
EnvironmentJuly 1, 2011
The Last Great Global Warming
Surprising new evidence suggests the pace of Earth's most abrupt prehistoric warm-up paled in comparison with what we face today. The episode has lessons for our future
July 1, 2011
Scent of a Human: The Battle against Mosquitoes
Decoding how a mosquito sniffs out human targets could lead to better traps and repellents that cut malaria's spread
Departments
Advances
Quotable
Questions for the Itch Doctor
Light at the End of the Racetrack: How Pixar Explored the Physics of Light for Cars 2
What Is It?
Tortoises to the Rescue: Re-wilding to Repair Ecological Damage
International Particle of Mystery
From Nuclear Plant to Nuclear Park?
Ultrasonic French Fries
Patent Watch
Big Buzzword on Campus: Is "Convergence" a Revolution in Science or Simply Jargon?
Why Al Qaeda Has Failed at Cyberwarfare
News Scans: 6 Quick Science Tidbits
Donor Fatigue: Should Blood Banks Reject Chronic Fatigue Sufferers?
A Wild, Weedy Scourge: Fast Spreading Cogongrass Threatens Forests in the U.S. South
Beauty and the Beasts: The Sight of a Pretty Woman Can Make Men Crave War
100 Years Ago: Cancer's Roots
Rules of the Road: Using the Science of Persuasion When Buying a Car
Physician, Heal the System
TechnoFiles
Why Gadgets Flop
Letters
Readers Respond to "The Neuroscience of True Grit," and Other Articles
Graphic Science
Baby's Life, Mother's Schooling: Child Mortality Rates Decline as Women Become Better Educated
From the Editor
From the Editor: Honors and Activities
Forum
A Quick Fix to the Food Crisis
Skeptic
The Believing Brain: Why Science Is the Only Way Out of Belief-Dependent Realism
The Science of Health
Poor Man's Burden: Why Are HIV Rates So High in the Southern U.S.?
Reviews