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Readings — From the March 1987 issue
Readings — From the April 1986 issue
Readings — From the June 1985 issue
Wraparound — From the August 1974 issue
Wraparound — From the May 1974 issue
Article — From the March 1973 issue
Article — From the January 1972 issue
Article — From the November 1915 issue
Editor's drawer — From the October 1912 issue
Editor's drawer — From the July 1872 issue
Editor's drawer — From the May 1872 issue
Editor's drawer — From the July 1863 issue
Editor's drawer — From the January 1855 issue
Editor's drawer — From the January 1852 issue
Years of consideration preceding the inclusion of the word “phat” in Random House’s 1996 Compact Unabridged Dictionary:
Scientists created crash helmets that stink when cracked and fruit flies to whom blue light smells delicious.
In Belize, a construction company bulldozed a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple to make road fill.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”
