Scientific American

Wednesday the 22nd of July 2009

Pre-Columbian Map of North America Could Be Authentic--Or not - 16:14

Watching the Longest Total Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century - 15:07

Mindless Collectives Better at Rational Decision-Making Than Brainy Individuals - 13:14

Tuesday the 21st of July 2009

Putting the "Cell" in Cell Phone: Adapter Turns Its Camera into a Microscope - 19:49

Amateur Astronomer Spies a Fresh Impact Scar on Jupiter - 17:35

Monday the 20th of July 2009

Innovative Blades May Have Led to a Stone Age Population Boom - 19:42

Did a Comet Cause a North American Die-Off around 13,000 Years Ago? - 16:21

Trickle-Down Theory: Simplified Model Gives a New Explanation for How Raindrops Form - 15:35

Cagey Solution: Will Nano Traps Make Geothermal Power Earthquake-Safe? - 15:35

Friday the 17th of July 2009

Hurricane Protection for New Orleans Debated - 14:42

Prompts Help Asperger's Patients Overcome Common Problem - 13:35

Where, Exactly, Does Your Garbage Go After You Toss It Out? - 13:35

Thursday the 16th of July 2009

Moths Use Sonar-Jamming Defense to Fend Off Hunting Bats - 16:35

New Model Aims to Predict Quick Climate Changes - 15:28

Sound Solution: New Detection Technologies May Help Protect Whales - 07:49

Wednesday the 15th of July 2009

The Brain Adapts in a Blink to Compensate for Missing Information - 14:14

Should Racial Profiling Play a Role in Cancer Prognosis? - 11:56

Tuesday the 14th of July 2009

Tip for Casey: To Swing a Faster Bat, Lighten Up That Lumber - 17:14

Monday the 13th of July 2009

Auction Offers the Moon--Or at Least NASA Gear That's Been There - 18:21

New Algorithm Speeds the Hunt for Nature-Derived Antibiotics and Cancer Drugs - 18:21

Vietnam Burning: Warfare Scorched the Land for 1,500 Years - 17:56

Spark for Life: Lightning Strikes Create Minerals Crucial for Early Organisms - 13:07

Sunday the 12th of July 2009

Why the #$%! Do We Swear? For Pain Relief - 04:07

Friday the 10th of July 2009

Foresnic Anthropologists Aim to Identify Bodies in Cemetery Scam - 18:42

Biofuel Fraud Case Could Leave The EPA Running On Fumes - 15:21

Birth Defect Study Casts Doubt on Phthalate Fears - 11:35

Archival Telescope Data May Show Most Distant Supernovae Yet - 07:28

Thursday the 9th of July 2009

If Swine Flu Wasn't Enough, Now There's Swine Ebola - 14:56

Trapped Atom Makes for Supersensitive Probe and Quantum Link - 10:16

Wednesday the 8th of July 2009

Energy Corridors Could Disrupt Climate Change Research - 17:35

The Good News: A New Monkey Is Discovered; The Bad News: It Is Already At Risk - 14:14

Audit Smokes Out Lax Fire Protection at U.S. Nuclear Weapons Lab - 12:21

Monday the 6th of July 2009

Who's to Blame? Making Poor Nations Share the Cost of Fighting Climate Change - 16:28

Sunday the 5th of July 2009

New Radar May Help U.S. Draw the Line on Burrowing Under the Mexico Border - 08:14

Friday the 3rd of July 2009

Space Show Takes Viewers on a Stellar Journey - 07:21

Thursday the 2nd of July 2009

Plastic Not-So-Fantastic: How the Versatile Material Harms the Environment and Human Health - 12:14

Wednesday the 1st of July 2009

DNA Sudoku - 16:42

Band of Bots Don't Play Musical Instruments--They Are the Instruments - 13:21

Astronomers Size Up a Candidate for Midsize Black Hole - 12:56

Tuesday the 30th of June 2009

Scientists Flesh Out Fossilized Tissues from Mummified Dinosaur - 18:35

Friday the 26th of June 2009

A Family Tree, a Rare Cancer, and a Hunt for its Cause - 07:21

Thursday the 25th of June 2009

Biofuel Showdown: Should Domestic Ethanol Producers Pay for Deforestation Abroad? - 17:28

Car Exhaust Associated With Premature Births in Southern California - 11:07

Wednesday the 24th of June 2009

Heart Beat - 15:14

Tuesday the 23rd of June 2009

Low Brainer: Ancient Skull Shows Early Primates Didn't Need Big Brains - 17:07

Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells - 12:56

Friday the 19th of June 2009

Why Aren't More Women Tenured Science Professors? - 17:49

Following the Money - 12:14

Thursday the 18th of June 2009

Clean Diesel Comes of Age - 18:35

Subsidized Fertilizer: The Answer to Africa's Food Crisis? - 14:28