November 2009
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; November 2009; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

From the Editor; November 2009; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

From the Sources

Table of Contents; November 2009; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Letters; November 2009; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Grassoline; Science and God; Left and Right

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; November 2009; by Daniel C. Schlenoff; 1 Page(s)

Nutcracker Man; Hookworm Target; Nascent Oil Industry

Putting Madness in its Place; November 2009; by JR Minkel; 2 Page(s)

Growing evidence points to birthplace as a risk factor for schizophrenia

Pandemic Payoff; November 2009; by Christine Soares; 2 Page(s)

Legacy of the vicious 1918 flu: a tamer H1N1 virus today

Shelling Out for Eggs; November 2009; by Katherine Harmon; 2 Page(s)

A decision to pay for eggs for stem cell studies sparks debate

Still Hotter Than Ever; November 2009; by David Appell; 2 Page(s)

A new analysis creates a better "hockey stick" of rising temperatures

Burying Climate Change; November 2009; by David Biello; 3 Page(s)

Efforts begin to sequester carbon dioxide from power plants

Easy Go, Easy Come; November 2009; by George Musser; 2 Page(s)

What spoils quantum entanglement can also restore it

Monopole Position; November 2009; by John Matson; 2 Page(s)

A sighting, of sorts, of separate north-south magnetic poles

Sewage's Cash Crop; November 2009; by Katherine Tweed; 1 Page(s)

How flushing the toilet can lead to phosphorus for fertilizers

Ask the Expert; November 2009; by Arthur A. Allen; 1 Page(s)

How Does the Coast Guard Find People Lost at Sea?

Perspectives - Keys to Copenhagen; November 2009; by The Editors; 1 Page(s)

The U.S. can lead the world to a historic emissions agreement by committing to its own sweeping energy transformation

Sustainable Developments - A Clunker of a Climate Policy; November 2009; by Jeffrey D. Sachs; 1 Page(s)

The recent car-upgrade program is an example of how not to address CO₂ reduction prudently

Skeptic - Will E.T. Look Like Us?; November 2009; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)

Evolution helps us imagine what aliens might be like

Critical Mass - How Women Can Save the Planet?; November 2009; by Lawrence M. Krauss; 1 Page(s)

Empowering young women through education will help reduce overpopulation in areas that cannot support it and avoid extremism in the children they raise

The Long Lost Siblings of the Sun; November 2009; by Simon F. Portegies Zwart; 8 Page(s)

The sun was born in a family of stars. What became of them?

New Culprits in Chronic Pain; November 2009; by R. Douglas Fields; 8 Page(s)

Glia are nervous system caretakers whose nurturing can go too far. Taming them holds promise for alleviating pain that current medications cannot ease

A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030; November 2009; by Mark Z. Jacobson; Mark A. Delucchi; 8 Page(s)

Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world's energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. Here's how

Rethinking the Hobbits of Indonesia; November 2009; by Kate Wong; 8 Page(s)

New analyses reveal the mini human species to be even stranger than previously thought and hint that major tenets of human evolution need revision

The Everything TV; November 2009; by Michael Moyer; 6 Page(s)

Modern insights into the immune system have revived interest in adding ingredients that can supercharge old vaccines and make entirely new ones possible

The Rise of Vertical Farms; November 2009; by Dickson Despommier; 8 Page(s)

Growing crops in city skyscrapers would use less water and fossil fuel than outdoor farming, eliminate agricultural runoff and provide fresh food

The Future of Cars; November 2009; by The Editors; 4 Page(s)

Industry Leaders Look Way Down the Road

Recommended; November 2009; by Kate Wong; 1 Page(s)

African Wildlife; Nuclear Proliferation; Ancient Alcohol

Anti-Gravity - You Nerd a Vacation; November 2009; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Sightseeing on the shoulders of giants