The Sciences
Pandora's Baby
In vitro fertilization was once considered by some to be a threat to our very humanity. Cloning inspires similar fears
Features
The Dawn of Physics beyond the Standard Model
The Standard Model of particle physics is at a pivotal moment in its history: it is both at the height of its success and on the verge of being surpassed
Tech
Self-Repairing Computers
By embracing the inevitability of system failures, recovery-oriented computing returns service faster
The Unearthly Landscapes of Mars
The Red Planet is no dead planet
Shoot This Deer
Chronic wasting disease, a cousin of mad cow disease, is spreading among wild deer in parts of the U.S. Left unchecked, the fatal sickness could threaten North American deer populations--and maybe livestock and humans
Chain Letters and Evolutionary Histories
A study of chain letters shows how to infer the family tree of anything that evolves over time, from biological genomes to languages to plagiarized schoolwork
Departments
- Advances
Boxed Out
Caught Off Guard
Hybrids Take Off
Law and Disorder
Acting Locally
Rising Sun
Sexy and Delicious
Why Neutrons Outweigh Protons
The Unusual Suspects
Corrupted Clones
- Recommended
A Polite Smile or the Real McCoy?
- Skeptic
Codified Claptrap
- Anti Gravity
Dropping By
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
Chemical Claw ; Horse Ancestor ; Chinese Cheese
- Perspectives
A Pound of Flesh
- In Brief
Data Points: Not All Wet
Brief Points: June 2003
- Puzzling Adventures
Prime Squares
- Staking Claims
Sign Here
- Innovations
The Abyss Transit System
- By the Numbers
Trade Globalization
- Technicalities
Name That Tune
- Working Knowledge
To Hear Again
- Departments
Fuzzy Logic
- Insights
One Last Look
- Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts: June 2003
