Features
On the Fundamental Material-Energetic Difference between Living and Nonliving Natural Bodies in the Biosphere
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky
The first complete English translation of a 1938 article by the innovative Russian biogeochemist, who saw the human mind as the highest development of natural processes. Translated by Jonathan Tennenbaum and Rachel Douglas
full pdf
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (1863-1945)
Pioneer of the Biosphere *pdf of text
George B. Kauffman
A brief biography.
The Road to the 21st Century: A 600-mph Train Suspended by Magnets
Laurence Hecht
Magnetrain, a patented magnetic levitation system for high-speed rail, promises an efficient passenger and
freight-handling system to develop the world, link continents, and solve urban traffic congestion. *full text
Terraforming Mars to Create a New Earth
Marsha Freeman
Space scientists are now working on bold new plans to take the first steps to make all worlds habitable for future
generations. *partial text
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NEWS
NUCLEAR REPORT
Ionizing Radiation and Radioactivity in the 20th Century
Zbigniew Jaworowski, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
The UNSCEAR 2000 Report
The Truth About Chernobyl Is Told
Zbigniew Jaworowski, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
*full text
SPACE REPORT
Open for Business: Space Station Begins New Era of Spaceflight
Marsha Freeman
BIOLOGY & MEDICINE
The Coming Revolution in Biophysics: Russian Scientists Replicate 'Impossible' Mitogenetic Radiation
Jonathan Tennenbaum
*partial text
ASTRONOMY
U.S. Astronomers Engage in a 'Dialogue of Civilizations' in Iran
Marsha Freeman
Interview with Alireza Mehrani: Bridging Cultures Via Astronomy
DEPARTMENTS
EDITORIAL
Why Dead Minds Can't Know the Noosphere
Jonathan Tennenbaum
LETTERS
NEWS BRIEFS
BOOKS
The Thread of the Silkworm
by Iris Chang, reviewed by Glenn Mesaros
Give Me My Father's Body: The Life of Minik, the New York Eskimo
by Kenn Harper, reviewed by Denise Henderson
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