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COVER:
The Threatening Storm - How years of misguided policies and bureaucratic bungling left New Orleans defenseless against Katrina--and why it may happen again
• SCIENCE:
When Worry Hijacks The Brain - Few things imprison a mind quite like obsessive -compulsive disorder, but better treatments are breaking its hold
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The Next Nobel? - How an upstart philanthropist found a way to rev up tomorrow's hottest fields of inquiry
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:
How the Bourne Boys Keep it Real - Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass find gritty truth in a summer action franchise
Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
• COVER: The Myth About Boys - We've been fretting about them for a decade. But young men are better off, socially and academically, than ever • NATION: Matters of Morality - Americans have always disagreed passionately when science and religion come into conflict • WORLD: An Ambush in Karbala - Five U.S. soldiers died in a brazen attack last winter. Did Iraqi officials aid the killers? A TIME investigation • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Antiheroine Chic - Cable's new women can be as good--and bad--as the men
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COVER:
How to Walk Away - Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq won't end the war. But if done right, it could save American lives, contain the violence and restore U.S. credibility. Here's why
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Who Lost Pakistan? - Why a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism is letting al-Qaeda get stronger
• NATION:
The Plight of the Antiwar Democrat - Some newly elected House Democrats are in a political no-man's land back home, drawing fire from both sides
• HEALTH & MEDICINE:
Young Survivors - What science can learn from the first generation of kids to beat childhood cancer
