How the Internet is Changing the Way We Will Watch TV
The Internet stands ready to upend the television viewing experience, but exactly how is a matter of considerable dispute
Features
Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms
Growing crops in city skyscrapers would use less water and fossil fuel than outdoor farming, eliminate agricultural runoff, and provide fresh food
New Culprits in Chronic Pain
Glia are nervous system caretakers whose nurturing can go too far. Taming them holds promise for alleviating pain that current medications cannot ease
A Plan to Power 100 Percent of the Planet with Renewables
Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world's energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. Here's how
Rethinking "Hobbits": What They Mean for Human Evolution
New analyses reveal the mini human species to be even stranger than previously thought and hint that major tenets of human evolution need revision
The Future of Cars
Industry leaders look way down the road
The Long-Lost Siblings of the Sun
The sun was born in a family of stars. What became of them?
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A Clunker of a Climate Policy
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The Scientists Behind the Stories at Scientific American
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Letters to the Editors, November 2009
Readers Respond on "Grassoline"
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Burying Climate Change: Carbon Gets Stuffed Underground
How Noise Can Help Quantum Entanglement
Putting Madness in Its Place: Can the Environment Explain Schizophrenia's Hereditary Patterns?
Pandemic Payoff from 1918: A Weaker H1N1 Flu Today
Novel Analysis Confirms Climate "Hockey Stick" Graph
Beyond North and South: Evidence for Magnetic Monopoles
For Sale: Human Eggs Become a Research Commodity
Sewage Industry Fights Phosphorus Pollution
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Recommended: A Shadow Falls
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Will E.T. Look Like Us?
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Nerd a Vacation?: Travel with The Geek Atlas
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50 Years Ago: The Nutcracker Man
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The Future of Climate Policy Could Be Found in Copenhagen
- Critical Mass
How Women Can Save the Planet