War of the Machines: A Dramatic Growth in the Military Use of Robots Brings Evolution in Their Conception
Robots on and above the battlefield are bringing about the most profound transformation of warfare since the advent of the atom bomb
Features
Winged Victory: Modern Birds Now Found to Have Been Contemporaries of Dinosaurs
Modern birds, long thought to have arisen only after the dinosaurs perished, turn out to have lived alongside them
The Drillers Are Coming: Debate over Hydraulic Fracturing Heats Up
Companies and regulators are squaring off over the controversial technique that yields natural gas but threatens to pollute freshwater supplies
DNA Drugs Come of Age
After years of false starts, a new generation of DNA vaccines and medicines for HIV, influenza and other stubborn illnesses is now in clinical trials
Clean Energy from Filthy Water
California cities are pumping their treated wastewater underground to create electricity
Little Scientists: Babies Have Scientific Minds
Even the youngest children know, experience and learn far more than scientists ever thought possible
Is the Universe Leaking Energy?
Total energy must be conserved. Every student of physics learns this fundamental law. The trouble is, it does not apply to the universe as a whole
The Dirty Truth about Plug-In Hybrids
How green is that electric car? Depends on where you plug it in
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A Global Affair
- Letters
Readers Respond on "Reform or Re-Reform?"
- Advances
Lasting Menace: The Deepwater Spill's Unwelcome Legacy
Heartburn Headache: Overuse of Acid Blockers Poses Health Risks
Microscopic Giants
Our Inner Neandertal
Manipulation of the Crowd: How Trustworthy Are Online Ratings?
Patent Still Pending
Putting Addiction to Bed: Sleep Drugs Could Subdue Cravings, Too
Under Threat, Women Bond and Men Withdraw
Damp Rocks from Space
Eye-Candy Solar Science
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Recommended: Bulletproof Feathers: How Science Uses Nature's Secrets to Design Cutting-Edge Technology
- Skeptic
When Scientists Sin
- Anti Gravity
Mac Masters Show Apple Acolytes the Latest Tricks and Toys
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
100 Years Ago: Elegant Flight
- Perspectives
Terminate the Terminators
- Critical Mass
No Country Is an Island
- Sustainable Developments
Get Serious about Budget Deficits
