Mind & Brain
Ghost Lusters: If You Want to See a Specter Badly Enough, Will You?
Researchers set up "haunted" room to prove an electromagnetic theory of ghost sightings
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The Sciences
Quantum Chaos
What would classical chaos, which lurks everywhere in our world, do to quantum mechanics, the theory describing the atomic and subatomic worlds?
Mind & Brain
Reaping a Sad Harvest: A "Narcotic Farm" That Tried to Grow Recovery [Slide Show]
A federal prison in Kentucky was a temporary home for thousands, including Sonny Rollins, Peter Lorre and William S. Burroughs as well as a lab for addiction treatments such as LSD
Technology
Driving to Mach 1--"Jetmobiles" try to go supersonic
American and British teams face off in the desert to be the first to drive at the speed of sound
Technology
Shock-Wave Showdown in the Old West
British car and driver break the sound barrier
Biology
The Worm Grunter Gets the Worm [Slide Show]
Both moles and humans scare up earthworms through vibrations
Environment
The World's Top 10 Worst Pollution Problems
From the residue of mining to untreated sewage, the world is grappling with a host of environmental problems
The Sciences
The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett
After his now celebrated theory of multiple universes met scorn, Hugh Everett abandoned the world of academic physics. He turned to top secret military research and led a tragic private life...
Environment
Is the Sun Setting on Solar Power in Spain?
With waning subsidies and other attractive markets, can Spain maintain its lead in solar tech?
Technology
Solar Refrigeration: A Hot Idea for Cooling
How to build a solar refrigerator: The brighter the sun, the better it works
Environment
One Hot Island: Iceland's Renewable Geothermal Power
Iceland goes green by tapping the power of the planet
Environment
Offshore Wind May Power the Future
Not only are offshore winds stronger but landlubbers have fewer objections to turbines almost invisible from the coast
The Sciences
Breaking Down Barriers in Science with Help from a Jellyfish: A Q&A with Martin Chalfie
The newly awarded Nobel laureate describes the fateful chain of events that put green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the spotlight, including its star turn in the Worm Breeder's Gazette...
The Sciences
Future History: Climate Change Hits the Museum Circuit [Slide Show]
New museum exhibits tackle explaining--and solving--global warming
Technology
20 Winning Pictures: It's a Small, Small, Small, Small World
Have a look at the images that won this year's Nikon Small World contest
