Scientists setting sail to the North Pole will become stranded in slowly migrating sea ice to investigate climate change | Continue reading
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Letters to the editor from the May 2019 issue of Scientific American | Continue reading
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Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American | Continue reading
Even trees that look as if they survived will die in the coming years, because they did not evolve fire-resistant features | Continue reading
Squirrels constantly scan their surroundings for hawks, owls and other predators. But they also surveil for threats by eavesdropping on bird chatter. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Neonicotinoids may be partly responsible for declines in songbird populations | Continue reading
New mandates from aviation authorities will not go far enough to reduce greenhouse gases, experts say | Continue reading
A protein released from bone is involved in triggering the body’s reaction to stress | Continue reading
Companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com have made it impossible for sperm banks to keep donors’ identities secret | Continue reading
The cover story of our latest issue of Scientific American Health & Medicine explores this sweeping new study | Continue reading
Beyond the unknown unknowns is what's unknowable | Continue reading
As the fourth anniversary of the first detection approaches, the field continues to mature—with a bright future ahead | Continue reading
Lava flow records and sedimentary and Antarctic ice core data show evidence of planetary magnetic field activity 20,000 years before the beginning of the last pole reversal. | Continue reading
Critics say the shift away from using animals in safety tests will hamper chemical research and regulations | Continue reading
First major result from South Africa’s pioneering MeerKAT radio telescope reveals remnants of energetic explosions at Galaxy’s center | Continue reading
Experts push for policies to fight climate change and encourage clean energy production | Continue reading
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Nine experts describe how they sort signal from noise | Continue reading
This basic ability gives humans a leg up on computers | Continue reading
At the Kermadec Islands, humpbacks from all over the South Pacific converge and swap songs. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The prizes honored the discoverers of B and T cells, the inventors of a breast cancer treatment, and a vaccination NGO | Continue reading
The new report calls for investment in climate-resilient infrastructure and other resiliency efforts | Continue reading
Research finds parallels to certain psychoactive drugs | Continue reading
Pigeons fly in groups, even though it costs them more energy | Continue reading
An assay that measures 28 variables could identify individuals who need further treatment | Continue reading
Experts warn that new technology makes it easier to covertly produce WMDs | Continue reading
Better food labeling could prevent people from throwing away a lot of "expired" food that's still perfectly edible. | Continue reading
Rather than simply rebuilding, the $7.65 billion is intended to reduce communities’ vulnerabilities to storms, floods and fires | Continue reading
No signals have been received from the lander, but attempts are underway to establish communication | Continue reading
Dishonesty begets dishonesty, rapidly spreading unethical behavior through a society | Continue reading
Salty fluid sinks and puts pressure on rock, potentially triggering faults in Oklahoma for years to come | Continue reading
James E. Miller, a chemical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, breaks it down | Continue reading
Discount coupons let patients pin down costs before treatment, but raise worries about unnecessary tests and radiation | Continue reading
The Chinese brake fern’s genes let it safely store the poison | Continue reading
Neuroscience is closing in on states of mind the legal system cares about: memory, responsibility and mental maturity | Continue reading
The Chandrayaan-2 mission’s Vikram lander is presumed lost after falling silent in the final moments of its descent | Continue reading