A half-mile underground in Minnesota, a team of scientists is setting a trap for an exotic and elusive particle. Catching one could have cosmic implications.
After Hours
They race Ducati motorcycles, breed champion horses, make wine in their driveway and . . . win Nobel prizes. Meet some faculty members whose outside lives are as compelling as their scholarly pursuits.
This Precious Plot
Stanford's 8,000-acre campus isn't just the province of the University anymore. As elected officials and environmentalists staked out their territory during recent land-use negotiations, Stanford learned what it will take to keep its future on solid ground.
- Q&A with President Hennessy Addressing land-use issues
- What's up at the Dish? Controversial new rules
- Housing market refugees A station wagon for a bedroom
- A slithery issue not yet solved The salamander story
A Democracy Doomed
He was on the verge of reinventing Russia, but when the Boldsheviks overturned his democratic revolution, Alexander Kerensky escaped to a scholarly exile, seasoned with a taste of Farm life.
