CURRENT ISSUE
May 2015
Features
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Viva Manila
A wave of Filipino families in Las Vegas is putting a Pacific spin on fried chicken, hot dogs and Sin City itself
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The Body Shop
At a laboratory in North Carolina, scientists are working furiously to create a future in which donor lists have no wait
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The Skeleton Crew
Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to grow human bones in the lab
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Mind Meld
Brain-to-brain communication is no longer unthinkable, opening up a startling world of new therapies--and dilemmas
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Strokes of Genius
Not Impossible Labs has developed a breakthrough approach to communication--writing with your brain
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Upload Your Mind
The idea is about as science fiction as it gets. But surprising progress in neuroscience has some entrepreneurs ready to press "send"
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Levitation Nation
Back to the Future made the hoverboard cool. Greg and Jill Henderson made it possible.
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The Sheltering Sky
Hundreds of miles above Earth, orbiting satellites are becoming a bold new weapon in the age-old fight against famine
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An Eye for Trouble
For George Clooney and the United Nations, the new frontier in satellites is humanitarian aid
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Amazon Watch
Can high-flying modern technology protect the world's least modern people? A U.S. researcher makes the case
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Monolith
The newly acquired archives of Arthur C. Clarke shed new light on a futuristic giant
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Plastic Planet
A beachcombing artist's stunning images show we're in a sea of trouble
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Welcome to Farmtopia
A new kind of food-focused suburb is sprouting across America. But is it sustainable?
Departments
Beth Shapiro
A biologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz explains the science of de-extinction in How to Clone a Mammoth, out this month.
Natural Selections
Darwin transformed our understanding of the world. But an artist along on the famous voyage captured its wonders most vividly
Re-fighting Gallipoli
Russell Crowe's controversial new film views the battle from the Turkish side.