The SciencesJune 1, 2003
Boxed Out
Science loses as the U.S. tightens visa rules
Stories by Madhusree Mukerjee
Madhusree Mukerjee is a senior editor at Scientific American, where she covers psychology, anthropology, and diverse other topics. She has authored two nonfiction books: Churchill's Secret War (Basic Books, 2010) and The Land of Naked People (Houghton-Mifflin, 2003). She has a PhD in physics from the University of Chicago and received a Guggenheim fellowship to complete her first book. She has written numerous articles on Indigenous issues, development and colonialism and is working on a third book.
The SciencesFebruary 3, 2003
Greenhouse Suits
Litigation becomes a tool against global warming
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2003
Greenhouse Suits
Litigation becomes a tool against global warming
The SciencesDecember 1, 2000
Superabsorbers
The SciencesMarch 1, 1999
A Little Big Bang
A new collider will soon create matter as dense and hot as in the early universe
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1999
OUT OF AFRICA, INTO ASIA
Controversial DNA studies link Asian hunter-gatherers to African pygmies
HealthDecember 1, 1998
The Population Slide
Fertility in some poor countries is taking a nosedive
The SciencesSeptember 1, 1998
Stalking the Wild Dugong
An undersea elephant remains elusive
The SciencesMarch 1, 1998
Undressing the Emperor
Physicist and Social Text prankster Alan Sokal fires another salvo at thinkers in the humanities
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1998
Brookhaven Brouhaha
The laboratory tries to recover from the public-relations fallout of radioactive leaks and chemical dumping
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 1997
Slaying the Age Paradox
Is the universe now old enough for its stars?
Space & PhysicsNovember 1, 1997
Girth of a Star
X-ray oscillations help to estimate a neutron star's radius
The SciencesSeptember 1, 1997
A Whistle-Blower' s Wars
The SciencesJune 1, 1997
Bee Blight
Looking for alternatives to the troubled honeybee
The SciencesJune 1, 1997
Medical Mismatch
When hospitals act like men
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1997
Prize Mistake
The n-body problem is solved—too late
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1997
Trends in Animal Research
Increased concern for animals, among scientists as well as the public, is changing the ways in which animals are used for research and safety testing
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1997
Suburban Amber
The SciencesDecember 1, 1996
Hard to Melt
Ice cubes that take the heat
The SciencesNovember 1, 1996
Science with Brass
Unusual movements from tiny metal balls
EnvironmentOctober 1, 1996
Fish Fight
A struggle over resources in Indian waters comes to a boil
Space & PhysicsSeptember 1, 1996
Cosmic Puffery
Whither goest the big bang?
HealthJuly 1, 1996
Pushing the Envelope for Vaccines
The SciencesJuly 1, 1996
Pink Gold
The trials and tribulations of shrimp farming