Warming can encourage the growth of microbes in permafrost that produce more greenhouse gases | Continue reading
Lunar ice could be a crucial resource for future explorers. It could also be an astrobiological treasure trove. Can it be used as both? | Continue reading
An analysis of the 2019 edition of the Major League baseball points to reasons why it's leaving ballparks at a record rate. | Continue reading
The address also included inaccurate claims on the state of U.S. air quality | Continue reading
Upholding the lower court’s ruling would affect 20 million people who get medical coverage under the law and could upend the health care system | Continue reading
Donald Trump wants U.S. astronauts back on the Moon. But his ambitious plan faces formidable political, financial and technical challenges | Continue reading
One company the entrepreneur invests in wants to develop psilocybin in a lab—so no need to extract it from mushrooms | Continue reading
A new study finds observational evidence of Klein tunneling, a strange phenomenon that enables particles to pass through even the toughest barriers | Continue reading
It is theoretically possible, though there is no known connection between the fault systems | Continue reading
The dire predictions of a recent USGS study on sea level rise were removed from the agency’s release | Continue reading
Although meant to study merging supermassive black holes, the European Space Agency’s LISA mission might also discover hundreds of worlds around white dwarf stars | Continue reading
A roadblock to sustainable energy solutions is coming unstuck | Continue reading
Life’s information-storage system is being adapted to handle massive amounts of information | Continue reading
The right trees, planted in the right locations, could store 205 gigatons of carbon dioxide | Continue reading
Resilient fuels and innovative reactors could enable a resurgence of nuclear power | Continue reading
A combination of two technologies could vastly improve food safety | Continue reading
A lab analysis found that even an all-beef frankfurter had very little skeletal muscle, or 'meat.' So what’s in there? Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Genes for the humble C. elegans turn up in autism, schizophrenia and other human disorders | Continue reading
We take you inside a single fireworks shell to show you how it all works. If you want to glimpse more than just the inner workings of one fireworks shell, you should check out this post by the SA Visuals team on their long, explosive history inside the Scientific Amer … | Continue reading
Scientists raced to study whether the scorching temperatures last week were linked to global warming | Continue reading
Halving the amount of aerosols injected into the atmosphere could reduce global temperatures and temper side effects | Continue reading
Unusual dips of light observed by the Kepler space telescope have so far confounded attempts at an explanation | Continue reading
Maurice Kakule Mutsunga has started a motorcycle ambulance service and is working to dispel rumors about the virus | Continue reading
Soon participants in virtual gatherings will feel like they are physically together | Continue reading
New formulations deliver nourishment on demand | Continue reading
A new study reveals surprising variations in the neural code | Continue reading
Players face higher health risks, while the timing and location of may change | Continue reading
Shutting down an inflammatory molecule could potentially provide treatment days after onset | Continue reading
New possibilities for treating cancer and other ills | Continue reading
An entirely new class of astronomical object—a synestia—may be the key to solving the lingering mysteries of lunar origin | Continue reading
Thin, flat metalenses could replace bulky glass for manipulating light | Continue reading
Droid friends and assistants are penetrating deeper into our lives | Continue reading
The lunar rocks brought home by Apollo astronauts reshaped our understanding of the moon and the entire solar system. Gathering more of them is one of the most important reasons to go back | Continue reading
Do not make the U.S.’s lunar return an international clash | Continue reading
Astronauts plan to test an oven designed to work in microgravity—and boost morale | Continue reading
People who spent at least two hours outside—either all at once or totaled over several shorter visits—were more likely to report good health and psychological well-being. Jason G. Goldman reports. | Continue reading
Advanced solvents and enzymes are transforming woody wastes into better biodegradable plastics | Continue reading
World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo | Continue reading
The policy, the first such in the nation, is aimed at reducing the state’s emissions from transportation | Continue reading
It can flag pathogens long before patients show up in clinics | Continue reading
Letters to the editor from the March 2019 issue of Scientific American | Continue reading
Social media bots promote unproved benefits of e-cigarettes | Continue reading
Swedish designer Jan Klingler has garnered attention for his stunning lighting featuring bacteria | Continue reading
Humanity first went to the moon to make a point. Now it’s time to overcome rivalries and pitch in together | Continue reading
Mining giant Rio Tinto made a high-profile pledge to improve the ecology of its ilmenite sites in Madagascar in cooperation with conservation scientists. Then its bottom line began to suffer | Continue reading