Improvements are seen after playing a modified version of Guess Who? | Continue reading
Scientists engineered the bacterium to produce psilocybin | Continue reading
Human hair tested stronger than thicker fibers from elephants, boars and giraffes, providing clues to materials scientists hoping to make superstrong synthetic fibers. | Continue reading
AI systems are not as rigorously tested as other medical devices, and have already made serious mistakes | Continue reading
Alpine harvestmen live where, long ago, glaciers stretched south | Continue reading
A surge in glacial ice flow that created an “ice stream” is a concern for Greenland and Antarctica as well | Continue reading
By probing close-in worlds, the discovery will help astronomers better understand how planets form and evolve | Continue reading
Although more winter precipitation will fall as rain because of climate change, don't say goodbye to snow just yet | Continue reading
Although more winter precipitation will fall as rain because of climate change, don't say goodbye to snow just yet | Continue reading
Life’s master molecule has been transformed into therapies that tackle the roots of human illness | Continue reading
You detect a tool’s contact with an object as if you placed your own finger on it | Continue reading
Their obsession harks back to sci-fi, but they could be doing more good on Earth | Continue reading
Certain species of bacteria and fungi seem to proliferate on dandruff-ridden scalps. The reason is a little more mysterious. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The first to be approved in the United States, the vaccine protects against the virus responsible for the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Continue reading
Some scientists question whether controlled burns and logging are really the best way to preserve California’s iconic redwoods | Continue reading
In addition to a recent spate of lung illnesses, e-cigarettes have been linked to a greater likelihood of developing diseases such as COPD and emphysema | Continue reading
Even bountiful habitat will not save species if poaching cannot be stopped | Continue reading
While the presidential contenders all acknowledge the severity of climate change, some avoided politically touchy policy questions | Continue reading
Tiger moth species that contain bad tasting and toxic compounds are nonchalant in the presence of bats, while edible moth species evade their predators. | Continue reading
The decision comes as the federally funded Army Corps of Engineers is under pressure to improve flood protection | Continue reading
An analysis of more than 2,000 languages reveals differences in the way feelings are conceptualized among cultures | Continue reading
The fishes’ ability to swim and feed could be compromised | Continue reading
The findings challenge textbook ideas about how visual cortex cells process imagery | Continue reading
Many chronic pain patients can be slowly tapered from the drugs without increasing misery | Continue reading
Fuel injection through Bunsen burner–inspired tubes could cut soot emissions | Continue reading
In shallow waters off the coast of Israel, archaeologists have found entire villages—including one with a sunken seawall. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The technology embeds immunization records into a child’s skin | Continue reading
Using the technology for building heating and cooling could substantially cut related carbon emissions | Continue reading
The proposals, which are still under review, are a step toward allowing drugs to be imported from Canada and other countries | Continue reading
A new report shows how Congress can restore trust in essential federal research | Continue reading
NASA’s Mars InSight lander has detected more than 300 quakes and traced some back to their source | Continue reading
Charging more for electricity during peak hours could strain finances and negatively affect health for some disadvantaged populations | Continue reading
An update to the classic “double-slit” experiment paves the way toward a novel strategy for quantum computing | Continue reading
The loss of the federal pollution tracker, supporters say, will inhibit public access to data on environmental hazards | Continue reading
Weather radar data shows that many North American species are shifting their spring migration by two days each decade | Continue reading
An epidemiologist explores the social and economic roots of the 13,060 firearm-related deaths in 48 states in 2015 | Continue reading
Female researchers used positive words like “novel” or “unique” less frequently than male ones in clinical research studies | Continue reading
The evolutionary history of humans explains why physical activity is important for brain health | Continue reading
Cabinet greenlights $600-million Hyper-Kamiokande experiment, which scientists hope will bring revolutionary discoveries | Continue reading
Archaeologists reconstructed a Neolithic woman’s complete genome and oral microbiome from a piece of birch tar she chewed | Continue reading
A shift to renewable energy powered by a carbon tax would create millions of new jobs, but the amount of money it would return to U.S. residents in rebates could vary considerably | Continue reading
A shift to renewable energy powered by a carbon tax would create millions of new jobs, but the amount of money it would return to U.S. residents in rebates could vary considerably | Continue reading
Lethargic, inconclusive negotiations on matters like carbon trading contrasted with fervent protests on the streets outside | Continue reading
The OSIRIS-REx probe will attempt to sample rocks and soil from a crater in the asteroid Bennu’s northern hemisphere | Continue reading
CHEOPS will be the first mission designed to study—rather than find—alien worlds | Continue reading
A Thames tributary has been recovering since regulations changed in 1991 | Continue reading
Here's an argument that citizen scientists deserve co-authorship on scientific journal papers to which they contributed research. | Continue reading
Letters to the editor from the August 2019 issue of Scientific American | Continue reading