Facing the Freshwater Crisis
As demand for freshwater soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable. Existing technologies could avert a global water crisis, but they must be implemented soon
Features
Magnifying Taste: New Chemicals Trick the Brain into Eating Less
Compounds that enhance the sweet and salty flavors of foods could combat obesity and heart disease
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Quantum Computing with Ions [Re-Post]
Researchers are taking the first steps toward building ultrapowerful computers that use individual atoms to perform calculations
Why Migraines Strike
Biologists finally are unraveling the medical mysteries of migraine, from aura to pain
Self-Cleaning Materials: Lotus Leaf-Inspired Nanotechnology
The lotus plant's magnificent ability to repel dirt has inspired a range of self-cleaning and antibacterial technologies that may also help control microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" devices
Is China's Pollution Poisoning Its Children?
Epidemiologists find molecular clues to air pollution's impact on youngsters
Bracing the Satellite Infrastructure for a Solar Superstorm
A recurrence of the 1859 solar superstorm would be a cosmic Katrina, causing billions of dollars of damage to satellites, power grids and radio communications
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- From the Editor
After the Quake: Helping China Clean Up Their Environment
- Letters
Readers Respond on Doping in Sports--And more...
- Advances
Wildfires May Improve Forests' Ability to Sequester Carbon
New Close-Ups on Mars, Courtesy of Phoenix
Can fMRI Really Tell If You're Lying?
Engineering Silicon Solar Cells to Make Photovoltaic Power Affordable
Are Hybrid Cars Too Quiet to Be Safe for Pedestrians?
Cancer Doctors Ponder whether to Consider Cost in Treatment Decisions
Unlikely Victims of Banning CFCs--Asthma Sufferers
Updates: Whatever Happened to Robotic Limbs?
Reconstructing the Very First Cell
DEET Beaters
Is That Your Final Offer?
Monogamy Is Responsible for the Evolution of Bees
- Recommended
Reviews: "The Universe in a Nutshell"
- Skeptic
How Anecdotal Evidence Can Undermine Scientific Results
- Anti Gravity
Looking for a Sign?: Scientifically (In)accurate Horoscopes
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
150 Years Ago: The First Transatlantic Telegraph
- Perspectives
Food Shortage Aid Should Start with Lessons in Agriculture
- In Brief
News Scan Briefs: Iron-Tough Paper; DEET-free Repellent; Artificial Corneas
Data Points: Hurricane Hubbub
In Brief, August 2008
- Working Knowledge
Working Knowledge: Home Heating Pumps That Warm and Cool
- Insights
Dolly's Creator Moves Away from Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cells
- Sustainable Developments
Africa Needs More Funds to Deliver U.N.'s Goals by 2015 Deadline
