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8 Wonders of the Solar System
Space

8 Wonders of the Solar System

Artist Ron Miller takes us on a journey to eight of the most breathtaking views that await intrepid explorers of our solar system. The scale of these natural wonders dwarfs anything Earth has to offer...

By Edward Bell
Faulty Circuits
Mind

Faulty Circuits

Neuroscience is revealing the malfunctioning connections underlying psychological disorders and forcing psychiatrists to rethink the causes of mental illness

By Thomas R. Insel
The Rise of Instant Wireless Networks
Tech

The Rise of Instant Wireless Networks

Wireless networks that do not depend on a fixed infrastructure will allow for ubiquitous connectivity regardless of the situation

By Michelle Effros, Andrea Goldsmith and Muriel Médard
Regaining Balance with Bionic Ears
Tech

Regaining Balance with Bionic Ears

Electronic implants in the inner ear may one day restore clear vision and equilibrium in some patients who experience disabling unsteadiness

By Charles C. Della Santina

Boundaries for a Healthy Planet

Scientists have set thresholds for key environmental processes that, if crossed, could threaten Earth's habitability. Ominously, three have already been exceeded

By Jonathan Foley, Gretchen C. Daily, Robert Howarth, David A. Vaccari, Adele C. Morris, Eric F. Lambin, Scott C. Doney, Peter H. Gleick and David W. Fahey

Living On a New Earth

Humankind has fundamentally altered the planet. But new thinking and new actions can prevent us from destroying ourselves

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