Parasitic Sex Puppeteers
A parasite that controls its insect victims' sex lives may also help give rise to new species
Features
The Science of Bad Breath
People spend billions of dollars every year to combat this common affliction. Novel diagnostic approaches and solutions are at hand
Ripples in Spacetime
LIGO, a controversial observatory for detecting gravity waves, is coming online after eight years and $365 million
Technology
Augmented Reality: A New Way of Seeing
Computer scientists are developing systems that can enhance and enrich a user's view of the world
Proteins Rule
Biotech's latest mantra is "proteomics," as it focuses on how dynamic networks of human proteins control cells and tissues
The Sciences
The Social Psychology of Modern Slavery
Contrary to conventional wisdom, slavery has not disappeared from the world. Social scientists are trying to explain its persistence
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The Peculiar Institution
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Has the Space Age Stalled?
Falling in Line
In No Uncertain Terms
Gene Fiends?
Breaking and Entering
Early to Rise
Score One for Natural Selection
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Skepticism as a Virtue
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Copy That
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50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
50, 100 & 150 Millon Years Ago: Feets Don't Fail Me Now, Danger from Above and Bug Zapper
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Data Points: April 2002
Brief Bits: April 2002
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A Fairy Tale
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"The World Is Broad and Wide"
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Father of the Impossible Children
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Tragedy of the Cyber Commons
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It's Not Easy Being Green
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Greenhouse Follies
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Bringing the Net to the Bedroom
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Grow, Then Kill
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Fuzzy Logic
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Ask the Experts: April 2002
