July 2010
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; July 2010; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; July 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

From the Editor; July 2010; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

A Global Affair

Letters; July 2010; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Math Wars; Fusion; Toxic Gas

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; July 2010; by Daniel C. Schlenoff; 1 Page(s)

Live Births; Dangerous Skies; King of Beers

Lasting Menace; July 2010; by David Biello; 2 Page(s)

Gulf oil-spill disaster likely to exert environmental harm for decades

Our Inner Neandertal; July 2010; by Kate Wong; 3 Page(s)

Genome analysis indicates Neandertals and modern humans interbred

Damp Rocks From Space; July 2010; by George Musser; 1 Page(s)

Icy discovery bolsters view that asteroids delivered water to Earth

Microscopic Giants; July 2010; by Katherine Harmon; 1 Page(s)

Mat of microbes the size of Greece discovered on seafloor

Putting Addiction to Bed; July 2010; by Christine Soares; 2 Page(s)

Sleep drugs that block wakefulness may subdue cravings, too

Heartburn Headache; July 2010; by Melinda Wenner Moyer; 3 Page(s)

Overuse of a popular acid blocker poses health risks

Manipulation of the Crowd; July 2010; by Michael Moyer; 2 Page(s)

New concerns about the trustworthiness of online ratings

Patent Still Pending; July 2010; by Larry Greenemeier; 1 Page(s)

Green tech wilts under Patent Office scrutiny

Perspectives - Terminate the Terminators; July 2010; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

Robots are now a fact of war, but the prospect of androids that can hunt and kill on their own should give us all pause

Sustainable Developments - Get Serious About Budget Deficits; July 2010; by Jeffrey D. Sachs; 1 Page(s)

Nations need to curb their public debt to avoid stifling future growth

Skeptic - When Scientists Sin; July 2010; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)

Fraud, deception and lies in research reveal how science is (mostly) self-correcting

Critical Mass - No Country Is An Island; July 2010; by Lawrence M. Krauss; 1 Page(s)

Whether volcanic or nuclear, disasters anywhere in our interconnected world affect us all

Is The Universe Leaking Energy?; July 2010; by Tamara M. Davis; 8 Page(s)

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

DNA Drugs Come of Age; July 2010; by Matthew P. Morrow; David B. Weiner; 6 Page(s)

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

The Dirty Truth About Plug-In Hybrids; July 2010; by Michael Moyer; 2 Page(s)

How green is that electric car? Depends on where you plug it in

War of the Machines; July 2010; by P.W. Singer; 8 Page(s)

Robots on and above the battlefield are bringing about the most profound transformation of warfare since the advent of the atom bomb

Clean Energy From Filthy Water; July 2010; by Jane Braxton Little; 6 Page(s)

California cities are pumping their treated wastewater underground to create electricity

Winged Victory; July 2010; by Gareth Dyke; 6 Page(s)

Modern birds, long thought to have arisen only after the dinosaurs perished, turn out to have lived alongside them

How Babies Think; July 2010; by Alison Gopnik; 6 Page(s)

Even the youngest children know, experience and learn far more than scientists ever thought possible

The Drillers Are Coming; July 2010; by Mark Fischetti; 4 Page(s)

Companies and regulators are squaring off over a controversial technique that yields natural gas but threatens to pollute water supplies

Recommended; July 2010; by Kate Wong; 1 Page(s)

Earth sans Ice Caps; Biomimetics; Immortality

Anti-Gravity - An Apple a Day For a Week; July 2010; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Shipping out with people who love a certain kind of MacHine