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FEATURES
Worms 'N Us: A look at 8 parasitic worms that live in humans
Take a trip through Scientific American's Worm Gallery and meet the charming, slinky creatures that turn your innards into their home sweet home

 

EXTREME TECH
Shattering News: Electro-Pulse Technology Speeds Ice Removal
New de-icing technique promises to zap ice off of cars, airplanes and bridges in seconds

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND
People in Love Are Blind to Pretty Faces
A built-in aversion to attractive members of the opposite sex may help cement monogamous relationships

ASK THE EXPERTS
Why remove a kidney through the vagina?
The pros and cons of removing organs through natural openings in the body

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND
Lunacy and the Full Moon
Does a full moon really trigger strange behavior?

ASK THE EXPERTS
Why does Sarah Palin support shooting wolves in Alaska?
If we really want more moose, we should be shooting bears instead, says a Vermont wildlife biologist

60-SECOND EXTINCTION COUNTDOWN
After 1,000 years, the milu returns to the wild
Few species have come as close to extinction as the milu deer and survived

MIND MATTERS
Where are old memories stored in the brain?
A new study evaluates how and where people store memories in the brain

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE
How Meat Contributes to Global Warming
Producing beef for the table has a surprising environmental cost: it releases prodigious amounts of heat-trapping greenhouse gases

SCIENCE TALK PODCAST
The Naked Singularity Meets Social Media
Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the content of the February issue, including naked singularities and the greenhouse hamburger. N.Y.U. journalism professor Jay Rosen discusses social media

60-SECOND PSYCH PODCAST
The Scent of Sexual Sweat
Do you like the scent of your Valentine? The Journal of Neuroscience reports that certain regions in women's brains are activated when they smell "sexual sweat"

60-SECOND SCIENCE PODCAST
Caterpillar Does Great Ant Impression
In a study in the journal Science, researchers report that blue butterfly caterpillars infiltrate red ant colonies and grub food by mimicking the raspy sound of the ant queen