
Features


Virtually There
Three-dimensional tele-immersion may eventually bring the world to your desk

The Risks on the Table
More than half the foods in U.S. supermarkets contain genetically modified ingredients. Have they been proved safe for human consumption?
Whose Blood is it Anyway?
Blood collected from umbilical cords and placentas-- which are usually thrown away following birth--contains stem cells that can rebuild the blood and immune systems of people with leukemia and other cancers...
Seeds of Concern
Are genetically modified crops an environmental dream come true or a disaster in the making? Scientists are looking for answers
Does the World Need GM Foods? No.
Two leading figures in the debate over genetic engineering defend their stances
Life's Rocky Start
Air, water and rock were the only raw materials available on the early earth. The first living entities must have been fabricated from these primitive resources. New experiments suggest that minerals the basic components of the rocks could have played starring roles in that dramatic feat...
The Fury of Space Storms
Shock Waves From The Sun Can Trigger Severe Turbulence In The Space Around The Earth, Endangering Satellites And Astronauts In Orbit. Now a New Spacecraft Is Showing How Space Storms Develop...
Violent Pride
Do people turn violent because of self-hate, or self-love?
Departments
- From the Editor
The 21st-Century Handbook
- Letters
Letters to the Editors, April 2001
Erratum
- Advances
Hole in the Middle
Aborted Thinking
Ultimate Stop Motion
Sight Unseen
I, Robonaut
Full of Croc?
You Look Awfully Familiar
Take Me to the Ocean
Disposing of Misfolded Proteins
Species-Making Bacteria
Heavenly Seeds
Unexplained Moments
- Recommended
Do Animals Have Culture?
- Skeptic
Colorful Pebbles and Darwin's Dictum
- Anti Gravity
Charmed, I'm Sure
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
- In Brief
Data Points, April 2001
Brief Bits, April 2001
- Puzzling Adventures
No Tipping
- Profile
Art as a Form of Life
- Staking Claims
Code of the Code
- Innovations
Getting More from Moore's
- By the Numbers
Lifestyle Blues
- Technicalities
Look, Ma, No Wires!
- Working Knowledge
At Your Fingertips
- Departments
End Points: April 2001