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Highlights from the 2003 Scientific American 50

Biographies of the three Leaders of the Year, plus the complete list of winners

Light Sails to Orbit

NASA watches from the sidelines as Cosmos 1, the first solar sail, goes up

The Next Big Chill

Physicists close in on a new state of matter

Food Fears

The threat of agricultural terrorism spurs calls for more vigilance

Nietzsche's Toxicology

Whatever doesn't kill you might make you stronger

Forgotten Flames

Ecologists work to salve the Great Basin¿s burns

Nanotech: It's Not Easy Being Green

Researchers and activists go to loggerheads over the science of small

To Vanquish a Virus

The best defense against SARS, should it resurface, may be an understanding of its natural history

Flesh from Stone

A paleoartist reflects on the process of reconstructing prehistoric animals from their fossilized remains

Frozen Stars

Black holes may not be bottomless pits after all

Hot Words

A claim of nonhuman-induced global warming sparks debate

Disease Dustup

Dust clouds may carry infectious organisms across oceans

Sci/Tech Web Awards 2003

Caught Off Guard

SARS reveals gaps in global disease defense

Sensing Trouble

Chemists approach homeland security in a variety of ways