The new coronavirus has sickened people in several countries, and there has been at least one confirmed case of human-to-human transmission | Continue reading
Is your hair falling out? Nutrient deficiencies may be to blame. Reversing it starts with finding the cause | Continue reading
New tests could verify the general theory of relativity, or find flaws | Continue reading
Originally published in March 1915 | Continue reading
Fibers that become colder when they are untwisted could inspire more environmentally-friendly fridges | Continue reading
Dozens of compounds approved for other purposes can kill cancer cells selectively | Continue reading
Dozens of compounds approved for other purposes can kill cancer cells selectively | Continue reading
Do you really need eight hours of sleep each night to thrive? Savvy Psychologist Dr. Jade Wu breaks down the eight-hour sleep myth and offers three ways to find the best sleep for you | Continue reading
It comes in many types that each require specialized treatment, and scientists are learning to diagnose different varieties | Continue reading
Thirty Meter Telescope controversy is forcing scientists to grapple with how their research affects Indigenous peoples | Continue reading
Microplastics are everywhere. They've made their way into our food and water supply. There's no doubt we're ingesting them. Are they harmful? | Continue reading
The human microbiome activates some medicines, inactivates others and provokes side effects | Continue reading
But scientists see chance to control invasive species and study ecosystem disruption | Continue reading
Get-Fit Guy takes a deeper dive into some of the more surprising benefits of going for a swim | Continue reading
Letters to the editor from the September 2019 issue of Scientific American | Continue reading
Paleontologists have charted 300 million years of Earth’s history in breathtaking detail | Continue reading
Because climate change is shifting ocean ecosystems, sanctuaries need to shift with them, experts argue | Continue reading
The remora clings to other fish—and appears to use an unusual sense of touch to do so. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The American Heart Association suggests that late night eating might increase your risk of heart disease. But how solid is the evidence? | Continue reading
Anti-CRISPR proteins could bolster biosecurity and improve medical treatments | Continue reading
Originally published in March 1965 | Continue reading
A new study finds that average temperatures have dropped over the past century and a half | Continue reading
By the mid-2030s, global temperatures will likely top 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels | Continue reading
The answer’s not black-and-white | Continue reading
Some avian species use tools and can recognize themselves in the mirror. How do tiny brains pull off such big feats? | Continue reading
A new paper suggests that the agency broke U.S. environmental law in its approval of the satellites and that if it was sued in court, it would likely lose | Continue reading
It may open the door to new treatments and explain why previous ones failed | Continue reading
Originally published in April 1915 | Continue reading
A look at ingredients and nutrition | Continue reading
The first research center of its kind in the country is bringing renewed rigor to the investigation of the drugs’ therapeutic uses | Continue reading
Mussels and crabs are two of the creatures most likely to invade Antarctica in the next 10 years, a panel of scientists say. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The microorganisms transform sand and gelatin into a living construction material | Continue reading
Scientists used computer algorithms to develop a programmable organism made of frog DNA | Continue reading
Astronomers continue to gather evidence for a second world around the sun’s nearest neighboring star | Continue reading
Swirling around our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, these objects share properties with both stars and gas clouds | Continue reading
Whether to allow fracking and the use of natural gas as a transition fuel emerged as a rare point of contention in last night’s debate | Continue reading
If we can predict hurricanes, floods, and tornados to differing degrees of reliability, why don’t we know when the next big earthquake will come? | Continue reading
As the climate changes and glaciers melt, a lesser-known threat lurks in alpine areas: glacial lake outburst floods. These events happen rapidly, releasing huge amounts of water with little or no warning. Unsuspecting communities lying in the flood path can suffer serious losses. … | Continue reading
As the climate changes and glaciers melt, a lesser-known threat lurks in alpine areas: glacial lake outburst floods. These events happen rapidly, releasing huge amounts of water with little or no warning. Unsuspecting communities lying in the flood path can suffer serious losses. … | Continue reading
Originally published in December 1868 | Continue reading
Insects have an outsize impact on their vertebrate prey | Continue reading
The seismic rumblings of the Philippines’ second most active volcano hold clues to what it might do | Continue reading
Soil bacteria may have taken residence in early algae species, gifting the algae with the ability to withstand drier conditions on land. Annie Sneed reports. | Continue reading
NASA’s TESS spacecraft identified the unusual world around a red dwarf | Continue reading
Rising temperatures and increased deforestation increase the risks for CO 2 -emitting fires | Continue reading
Individuals have an “ageotype” that’s specific to one organ system, which could be targeted in order to extend healthy life | Continue reading
Unfortunately, it won’t be here by 2020 | Continue reading