The Galileo Mission
From orbit around Jupiter, the Galileo spacecraft will take the closest look ever at the planet and its natural satellites
Features
Cystic Fibrosis
The genetic defects underlying this lethal disease have now been shown to eliminate or hobble a critical channel through which a constituent of salt enters and leaves cells
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The famous tower has been tilting since the 12th century. Now engineers are using 20th-century technology in hopes of saving the ancient landmark
Giant Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
The danger of a very large earthquake striking the coast between northern California and British Columbia proves much greater than suspected
How Breast Milk Protects Newborns
Some of the molecules and cells in human milk actively help infants stave off infection
The Puzzle of Conscious Experience
Neuroscientists and others are at last plumbing one of the most profound mysteries of existence. But knowledge of the brain alone may not get them to the bottom of it
Confidential Communication on the Internet
Cryptography gives people the ability to authenticate the identity of their correspondents, the first step in establishing trust
Fighting Future Wars
U.S. military planners hope to rely on improved versions of the technologies tested in the Gulf War to help fight the next Saddam Hussein. They may be preparing for the wrong conflict...
Departments
- From the Editor
Letter from the Editor, December 1995
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, December 1995
- Recommended
The Scientific American Young Readers Book Awards
- Anti Gravity
Home, Sweet Home
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
50, 100 and 150 Years Ago: Atomic Energy Suitability, Carbon-Hydrogen Gas and Counting Comets
- Profile
The Mathematical Gamester
- Mathematical Recreation
The Anthropomorphic Principle
- Amateur Scientist
Measuring the Metabolism of Small Organisms
- Science and the Citizen
Tempest on the High Sea
A Sign is Born
Great Expectations
Crime and Punishment
You may already be a Wiener
And Those Other Ig Winners are...
About Face
The Struggle Within
Buy High, Sell Low
Some like It Hot
- By the Numbers
Suicide
- Connections
Top to Bottom
- Departments
The Confusing Price Index
Annual Index 1995
The Endangered Piano Technician
- Field Notes
Plug and Play
- Technology and Business
The GOP Strikes Back
Artificial Art
Free-for-All Flights
Nice Legs
Putting Greens
