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Scientific American Magazine 11/21/08
After the Crash: How Software Models Doomed the Markets
60-Second Science Blog 11/19/08
Pot joins the fight against Alzheimer's, memory loss
Mind Matters 11/18/08
Art as Visual Research: 12 Examples
Scientific American Magazine 11/19/08
Enceladus: Secrets of Saturn's Strangest Moon

News 11/20/08
Red (Planet) Alert: Massive Subsurface Glaciers Discovered on Mars Surface-penetrating radar reveals features composed of ice, not rock...

Technology
Extreme Tech 11/20/08
A Cut above: Ultrapowerful Laser Offers Greater Precision Sans Heat Damage [Slide Show]
New ultrashort-pulse laser delivers enough power to vaporize more viruses without harming healthy cells
60-Second Science Blog 11/21/08
New computer model gives particle physics another thumbs-up

Environment
News 11/19/08
Not in My Backyard: Stopping Illegal Export of Junked Televisions and Computers
A new standard would certify that old cell phones, iPods and other toxic-laden electronics are recycled responsibly, but needs government backup
60-Second Science Blog 11/21/08
A Flight to a Continent Dressed in White

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News 11/20/08
Red (Planet) Alert: Massive Subsurface Glaciers Discovered on Mars
Surface-penetrating radar reveals features composed of ice, not rock
60-Second Science Blog 11/21/08
Titan's Rival: Enceladus

Science in Service
News 11/18/08
(Don't) Pump up the Volume: Sound Waves Silence Whales' Song
The U.S. Supreme Court says the Navy can use active sonar in despite evidence that it and other noise pollution can deafen, and even kill denizens of the sea and skies
60-Second Science Blog 11/18/08
Dispatches from the bottom of the Earth: Getting to Antarctica--Or not

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News posted 11/21/08
Hope for Rabies Victims: Unorthodox Coma Therapy Shows Promise

First a U.S. girl--and now two South American kids survive onset of the deadly virus
Fact or Fiction posted 11/21/08
Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer
Scientific American Magazine posted 11/21/08
100 Years Ago: Engineering a City--New York City's Bridges

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Scientific American Magazine posted 11/21/08
After the Crash: How Software Models Doomed the Markets

Overreliance on financial software crafted by physics and math PhDs helped to precipitate the Wall Street collapse

In-Depth Reports 11/18/08
2008 Gadget Guide
ScientificAmerican.com presents some of this year's most exciting high-tech toys as well as gadgets to make the planet greener and inventions designed to deliver the most basic needs to developing countries