Science & Technology
A Grand and Bold Thing
Disillusionment in the early days of the trouble-plagued Hubble Space Telescope led famed astronomer James E. Gunn to dream of creating a “million-galaxy” digital sky survey.
Published 08/28/2010
The Pretend Astronaut
If you think the job of an astronaut is compelling, you’ll really be impressed by the paid volunteers who make space travel possible—or at least more bearable.
Published 08/01/2010
Brain Candy
Get your neurons firing with this new book of puzzles and brain science essays.
Published 07/25/2010
To the Supercave
Ukranian geologist Alexander Klimchouk may have won the race to the bottom of the world. But American engineer Bill Stone will almost certainly leave behind a greater legacy.
Published 07/10/2010
Merchants of Doubt
Exposing the loose-knit group of individuals who have been fighting the facts on a laundry list of health and environmental issues, including tobacco, secondhand smoke, asbestos, acid rain, the ozone hole, and global warming.
Published 06/25/2010
The Dream Machine
Billions over budget and bedeviled by fatal crashes during development, the convertible V-22 Osprey endured to become the embodiment of a decades-old aeronautic dream.
Published 06/02/2010
Comebacks
Jail Bait
Their Last Suppers (August/10)
I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar (August/10)
The Book of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks (August/10)
