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Appendix: Plagiarism in Papers by Edward Wegman and Karl Weick

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Editors' Note: Scientists' Nightstand

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST

This issue marks the debut of our new, brief and occasional books section

A Life with Whales

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST

A brief review of Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas, by Eva Saulitis

The Sharpest Eye in the Sky

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST

A brief review of Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images, by Terence Dickinson

Two Antarctic Tales

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST

A brief review of em>Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent, by Gabrielle Walker, and Secrets of the Ice: Antarctica’s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life, by Veronica Meduna

When the World Went Digital

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST

A review of Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe, by George Dyson

Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily?

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

The ubiquity of worlds beyond our Solar System confounds us

Tying Water into Knots

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

A single ring is easy—how about a chain or a trefoil?

Crinkly Curves

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Some curves are so convoluted they wiggle free of the one-dimensional world and fill up space

An Acoustic Arms Race

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Bats and sea mammals hunt with sound, but prey use similar tools to evade them

Going Mobile

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Things are looking tablet rasa

See How They Grow

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Nearly nondistorting fluorescent tags can capture growth patterns in bacterial cell walls

Tappan Zee Bridge

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Like so many bridges in the United States, this one has exceeded its planned life span

Storm King “Running” Wall

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Some Earth art uses natural materials while still showcasing the artist

In the News

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Probiotics for Frogs

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Healthy bacteria may be the cure to amphibian decline worldwide

Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Sperm and eggs are ubiquitous and diverse. What drives them to diverge?

It’s All Greek to Me

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

The Monkey Writer Gang

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Sticky Subjects

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST