A rigorous new paper uses a new scientific approach that shows the panic over teen screen time is likely overstated | Continue reading
The interiors of Europa and other watery moons in the outer solar system might be too geologically inactive to support life | Continue reading
The White House has been looking at reallocating money earmarked to address flood risks | Continue reading
Scientific American assistant news editor Tanya Lewis and collections editor Andrea Gawrylewski take an deeper look at two short articles from the Advances news section of the December issue, on counterfeit whiskeys and the effect of real ecstasy...on octopuses. | Continue reading
A trend of planting wildflowers on solar sites could maintain habitat for disappearing bees and butterflies | Continue reading
Climate change is shifting population numbers and nest building by resident and migratory birds in Europe--sometimes leading to deadly conflict. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
A second wave of closures looms as the government funding fight barrels towards a record-breaking fourth week | Continue reading
In animal studies, a set of 24 genes involved in neural development, learning and memory, and cognition, seem to be associated with monogamy. Karen Hopkin reports. | Continue reading
A huge flare from a black hole helps reveal how matter and energy are expelled | Continue reading
Earth’s seas are absorbing excess heat 40 percent faster than previous estimates | Continue reading
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The technology utilizes smartphone speakers and microphone to monitor breathing | Continue reading
Subject who saw a Superman poster were more likely to offer help than were people who saw another image. | Continue reading
Tree breeding and gene editing could help reverse the deteriorating health of U.S. forests | Continue reading
Lewi Stone used his statistical prowess to reveal the furious intensity of the Holocaust’s industrial-scale genocide during three months of 1942 | Continue reading
The uptick came despite significant coal plant closures, pointing to the growing influence of other greenhouse gas sources | Continue reading
Whether it is a full marathon or a 10k, training for a race can have less than desirable consequences if you are not prepared | Continue reading
The absence of substances originating from coffee, chocolate, nicotine and blood in pee could indicate foul play | Continue reading
Weather models are not being updated and training sessions might be canceled during the budget standoff | Continue reading
Scientists are working to correct a genetic defect in cystic fibrosis patients by having them inhale RNA. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Nanotech particles tucked into a gel coating can prevent poisoning by deadly organophosphates for a week or more | Continue reading
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has identified at least eight planets, including one with a mass more than 20 times that of Earth | Continue reading
Bounty includes second known example of a repeating burst | Continue reading
From melting Antarctic glaciers to solar geoengineering, here are key climate projects to watch this year | Continue reading
A new study finds African–Americans with dementia have less buildup of certain toxic proteins in their brains than do whites | Continue reading
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers four signs of over-responsibility, plus three ways to overcome it | Continue reading
The sense of touch generates surprisingly powerful and long-lasting memories | Continue reading
Silica, a common ingredient in sand, concrete and glass, may have its origins in supernovae | Continue reading
Ultima Thule, the most-distant object ever visited by a spacecraft, is revealing our solar system’s deepest history—and, just maybe, revolutionizing planetary science | Continue reading
Several projects face opposition from local residents and environmental groups | Continue reading
The finding suggests this visual ability may be more “primitive” than scientists thought | Continue reading
A growing body of evidence links the neurodegenerative disease to the gastrointestinal tract, opening new possibilities for treatment | Continue reading
More than a quarter of the seedlings sampled at native plant nurseries were infected with pathogens—which could hamper restoration work. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Travel and research by scientists with NASA, NOAA and the EPA is being impacted | Continue reading
It’s time to get arsenic and other heavy metals out of our infants’ diets | Continue reading
The Nazi regime urged German mothers to ignore their toddlers’ emotional needs—the better to raise hardened soldiers and followers. Attachment researchers say that the harmful effects of that teaching may be affecting later generations | Continue reading
As the New Horizons mission approached Ultima Thule, Rowan University paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara put our close-up study of the Kuiper Belt object into a deep-time perspective. | Continue reading
Close-up images from NASA’s New Horizons probe show that space rock has two distinct lobes | Continue reading
Senate confirms meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | Continue reading
The milestone marks a turning point for China’s space exploration, and may unlock deep secrets of lunar history | Continue reading
As the Arctic warms, melting glaciers could be an underestimated source of the potent greenhouse gas | Continue reading
The more we look, the more we find sex differences in cardiovascular disease | Continue reading
An app could help those with face blindness but has raised concerns among privacy experts | Continue reading
Users of the social network said they'd require payment of more than $1000 to quit the platform for one year. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The Dec. 22 landslide at the Indonesian volcano led to a predictable tsunami in the area | Continue reading
A permissive regulatory climate and a pragmatic approach have fostered soaring growth | Continue reading
From California to Florida, these state leaders could have major influence on U.S. climate policy | Continue reading
Drugs could be more effective if taken when the genetic proteins they target are most active | Continue reading