Confronting the Political Determinants of Gun Violence  

Addressing health inequities in the U.S. requires social and historical context -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-18 13:00:00

Largest Known Undersea Volcanic Eruption Explains Odd Seismic Waves   

Researchers tie the event to “swarm quakes” off the French island of Mayotte -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-18 12:00:00

Cigarette Smoke Kills Eye Cells  

A new study reveals how tobacco from traditional or noncombusted cigarettes kills corneal cells -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-18 10:45:00

Meteorite Crashes into Woman's Bed in Canada  

The woman awoke to find the space rock laying next to her head -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-15 18:15:00

How to Build an Offshore Wind Farm  

These huge construction projects can feature turbines taller than some skyscrapers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-15 17:30:00

Beethoven's Unfinished 10th Symphony Brought to Life by Artificial Intelligence  

Nearly 200 years after his death, the German composer’s musical scratch was pieced together by machine—with a lot of human help. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-15 15:00:00

People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking Errors  

Belief in conspiracy theories and overconfidence are two tendencies linked to hasty thinking -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-15 14:00:00

Was Our Universe Created in a Laboratory?  

Developing quantum-gravity technologies may elevate us to a “class A” civilization, capable of creating a baby universe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-15 12:00:00

Who Needs a COVID Booster Shot? Experts Answer Common Questions  

Now that the FDA has authorized the shots for a broad range of Americans, many people want to know if they need a booster dose. Here’s what we have learned so far -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-15 11:00:00

Nanotechnology Offers New Ways to Fight an Endless Pandemic  

A wave of funding focuses on antiviral nanomaterials as COVID countermeasures -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-15 10:45:00

World Leaders Meet to Address Biodiversity Crisis, But U.S. Stays on Sidelines  

Negotiations are underway to update the Convention on Biological Diversity to better protect and restore nature -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 18:00:00

The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding The Universe [Sponsored]  

Ewine van Dishoeck received The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics in 2018 for elucidating the life cycle of interstellar clouds and the formation of stars and planets. What other mysteries of space are... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 17:00:00

Large Trial Finds Oxytocin Nasal Spray Is Ineffective for Autism  

The hormone is unlikely to increase sociability in most autistic children, according to a new study -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 16:00:00

Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older--and May Accelerate Aging  

Microbe types in older people’s intestines are different and are linked to disease -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 14:00:00

Risk of Dangerous Heat Exposure Is Growing Quickly in Cities  

Population growth, climate change and the urban heat island effect are combining to put more people at risk -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 13:00:00

Remote Work Can Be Better for Innovation Than In-Person Meetings  

Seven steps for more inclusive and productive virtual brainstorming -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 12:00:00

America's Next Great Migrations Are Driven by Climate Change  

Too many people are moving to the wrong places -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 11:00:00

Gnarly, Centuries-Old Mathematical Quandaries Get New Solutions  

A set of puzzles called Diophantine problems are often simple to state but hard to solve—though progress could have big implications for the future of mathematics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-14 10:45:00

A Canary in an Ice-Rich, Slumping Rock Glacier in Alaska  

Here’s what we can learn about climate change and infrastructure from Denali National Park’s only road. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 21:00:00

Climate Studies Have Focused on Rich Countries  

Relatively little research into the consequences of climate change has been done for large parts of Earth’s population -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 20:45:00

Blue Origin Launches William Shatner and Crew to the Final Frontier  

The 90-year-old “Star Trek” actor is now the oldest person to fly in space -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 17:45:00

Planetary Defense Is Good--but Is Planetary Offense Better?  

A new approach could mitigate the most damaging effects of an imminent asteroid or comet strike—or ensure many threatening objects never get close to striking Earth in the first place -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 16:15:00

FAST, the World's Largest Radio Telescope, Zooms in on a Furious Cosmic Source  

China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope has detected more than 1,600 fast radio bursts from a single enigmatic system -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 15:00:00

What Is 5G? Here Is a Short Video Primer  

You see it mentioned in countless phone commercials, and your phone might use it. But do you know how it works? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 14:00:00

Genomes Show the History and Travels of Indigenous Peoples  

A new study demonstrates “I ka wā mamua, ka wā ma hope,” or “the future is in the past” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 13:30:00

Assessing COVID Risk and More with Air Quality Monitors  

The consumer devices track pollutants as well as CO2—a proxy for potentially virus-laden human breath -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 10:45:00

Assessing COVID Risk and More with Air Quality Monitors  

The consumer devices track pollutants as well as CO2—a proxy for potentially virus-laden human breath -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-13 10:45:00

More Countries Join Global Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions  

Dozens of nations, representing 30 percent of the world’s emissions, have indicated support ahead of crucial climate talks -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 19:45:00

How Antiviral Pill Molnupiravir Shot Ahead in the COVID Drug Hunt  

The Merck pill, which could become the first oral antiviral COVID treatment, forces the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus to mutate itself to death -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 19:30:00

Beyond the Winners, Nobel Prize for Climate Science Is a Victory for Many  

Research in the field is more collaborative than the Nobel awards can acknowledge -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 15:00:00

Scientists: When Talking to the Public, Please Speak Plainly  

Jargon is appropriate when you’re speaking with colleagues, but it’s a turnoff for the rest of us -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 14:30:00

Channeling Thoreau: 24 Hours on Pea Island  

A young writer camps out on a tiny bit of land at the western end of the Long Island Sound -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 14:00:00

The Smartest Way to Use Rapid At-Home COVID Tests  

The self-administered tests are sold over the counter, holding out the promise of safer gatherings. But interpreting results requires savvy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 12:00:00

The Smartest Way to Use Rapid At-Home COVID Tests  

The self-administered tests are sold over the counter, holding out the promise of safer gatherings. But interpreting results requires savvy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 12:00:00

New Universal Force Tested by Blasting Neutrons through Crystal  

A recent experiment has placed the best-yet limits on the strength of a long-sought fifth fundamental force -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-12 10:45:00

Mammoths Roamed when Humans Started Using Tobacco at Least 12,300 Years Ago  

A dig in the Nevada desert finds telltale seeds at the site of a late Paleolithic hearth -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-11 15:15:00

'Auroral' Exoplanets Could Help Boost Searches for Alien Life  

Four candidate worlds found via flashes of radio emission may be the first of many revealed by a new planet-hunting technique -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-11 15:00:00

A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin  

There are three legal pathways to deregulating the drug under the Controlled Substances Act -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-11 13:00:00

Save the Right Whales by Cutting through the Wrong Noise  

New noise-cutting tech could pinpoint North Atlantic right whales and other species -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-11 10:45:00

Toward Better Pain Control  

Advances in understanding the cells and molecules that transmit pain signals are providing new targets for drugs that could relieve various kinds of pain--including those poorly controlled by... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-10 04:00:00

Landmark Ozone Treaty Could Prevent More Than 400 Million Cases of Cancer  

The Montreal Protocol has helped heal the ozone layer that blocks harmful ultraviolet rays -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-09 13:00:00

Poem: 'Earth's Accidents (Over Wadi Qumran)'  

Science in meter and verse -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-09 13:00:00

A Big Bet on Nanotechnology Has Paid Off  

The National Nanotechnology Initiative promised a lot. It has delivered more -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-09 12:00:00

Pandemic Year 1 Saw a Dramatic Global Rise in Anxiety and Depression  

2020 in hindsight witnessed a disproportionate mental health burden on women and young people -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-08 22:30:00

Pandemic Year One Saw a Dramatic Global Rise in Anxiety and Depression  

In hindsight, 2020 witnessed a disproportionate mental health burden on women and young people -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-08 22:30:00

Google Bans Ads That Spread Climate Misinformation  

The new rules could put pressure on Facebook to take similar steps -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-08 17:00:00

Scientists Hail Historic Malaria Vaccine Approval--But Point to Challenges Ahead  

The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has a modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication are crucial to success -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-08 16:00:00

Scientists Hail Historic Malaria Vaccine Approval--But Point to Challenges Ahead  

The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has a modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication are crucial to success -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-08 16:00:00

COVID Quickly, Episode 16: Vaccines Protect Pregnancies, and a New Antiviral Pill  

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-08 15:00:00

2021 Medicine Nobel Prize Winner Explains the Importance of Sensing Touch  

Ardem Patapoutian shared the physiology or medicine prize for work on mechanisms crucial to everything from bladder control to knowing where our limbs are -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-08 10:45:00

Facebook Whistleblower Testified That Company's Algorithms Are Dangerous: Here's Why  

Frances Haugen confirmed the negative effects caused by attempts to maximize engagement -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-07 20:15:00

Electric Vehicle Adoption Not Happening Fast Enough to Meet Climate Goals  

Just 30 percent of cars on the road will be electric by 2050 under current policies, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-07 19:45:00

Why the Physics Nobel Honored Climate Science and Complex Systems  

The prestigious award finally recognizes work that helped scientists understand climate change and, more broadly, find order in disorder -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-07 18:30:00

NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Signs of Epic Ancient Floods on Mars  

New results from the mission reveal that its landing site of Jezero Crater has a surprisingly dynamic and complex hydrologic history -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-07 18:00:00

This Is What a Solid Made of Electrons Looks Like  

Physicists have imaged elusive ‘Wigner crystals’ for the first time -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-07 14:30:00

The FDA Should Better Regulate Medical Algorithms  

Most do not require the agency’s approval, and those that do often don’t require clinical trials -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-07 12:00:00

Simple Mathematical Law Predicts Movement in Cities around the World  

A new model could help model disease transmission and urban planning -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-07 10:45:00

Deaths from Hurricane Ida Expose Flaws in FEMA Flood Maps  

The New York City homes where 11 people drowned were in areas marked as low risk for inundation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 20:30:00

An Inventory of All the Brain Cells That Let You Run, Jump and Roll  

A project to map the motor cortex used the widest range of tools for probing brain cells ever deployed in a single, coordinated effort -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 19:15:00

Francis Collins, Head of NIH Who Led Human Genome Project, to Step Down  

After 12 years at the helm of the top biomedical research agency, the geneticist will return to running his lab by year’s end -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 18:15:00

A Cell Atlas Reveals the Biodiversity inside Our Head  

The NIH’s Cell Census delivers on its promise by mapping the cells in the motor cortex -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 17:45:00

Deadly Falls among the Elderly Are on the Rise  

They could be reduced with targeted exercise and some technological innovations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 13:00:00

An Elbow Injury Exposes the Exorbitant Costs of Health Care  

Bills totaling $287,365.08 provide insights into the dysfunctional economics of American medicine -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 12:00:00

A Blank Wall Can Show How Many People Are in a Room and What They're Doing  

The technique is the latest method to glean a surprising amount of surveillance from a meager source -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 10:45:00

New Molecular Tool Kit Wins Chemistry Nobel  

Two chemists devised a faster, cleaner and more precise way to construct drug molecules and other modern materials -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-06 09:00:00

Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station for a Historic Film Shoot  

After a tense manual docking by a professional cosmonaut, the Soyuz spacecraft’s other occupants—an actress and a director—are set to make a first-of-its-kind movie in orbit -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 19:00:00

NOAA Sailed a Drone into the Heart of Powerful Hurricane Sam  

Data collected by the vessel could improve future hurricane models and forecasts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 18:00:00

NASA Won't Rename the James Webb Space Telescope--and Astronomers Are Angry  

The agency found no evidence that the flagship observatory’s namesake was involved in anti-LGBT+ activities, but some say that Webb bears responsibility -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 16:30:00

What is Kombucha?  

A new video series from Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft gives you a serving of science. In this episode, we take a look at the effervescent fermented tea... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 15:00:00

The Mystery of Water Drops That Skate Across Oil at Impossible Speeds  

The speed of these self-propelling droplets on a hot oil surface seemed to defy physics until researchers broke out the super slow motion camera. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 14:00:00

Biodiversity's Greatest Protectors Need Protection  

Indigenous peoples have been conserving ecosystems for millennia. Now the developed world wants to evict them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 13:00:00

How Pandemic Life Mimicked Pioneer Times  

Sourdough, seeds, shovels and other basic survival needs made a comeback -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 12:00:00

Physics Nobel Honors Breakthroughs in Understanding Climate and Other Complex Systems  

Half the award goes to Giorgio Parisi for his studies of disorder and chaos; the remainder is shared between Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann for modeling of global warming and climate variability -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 11:00:00

Vaccination Protects Pregnant People and Their Babies from Severe COVID  

Studies show the vaccines against the disease not only can be safely given to people who are expecting but can also save lives -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-05 10:45:00

Mercury Dazzles in New Close-up from BepiColombo Mission  

The European and Japanese spacecraft performed the first of six slingshot maneuvers around the planet. It will ultimately insert two probes into orbit in 2025 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-04 18:30:00

Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy  

Symptoms subsided for one woman after a carefully targeted neural circuit was stimulated -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-04 17:45:00

Biosphere 2: The Once Infamous Live-In Terrarium Is Transforming Climate Research  

Despite its controversial past, the quirky desert facility is becoming increasingly relevant as it turns 30 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-04 12:00:00

2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discoveries in Sensing Temperature and Touch  

David Julius’s and Ardem Patapoutian’s research revealed the molecular basis of these basic senses -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-04 11:00:00

High-Flying Sensor Detects Living Things from Far Above  

A new detector could keep tabs on life on Earth—and maybe beyond -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-04 10:45:00

Readers Respond to the June 2021 Issue  

Letters to the editor from the June 2021 issue of Scientific American -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-03 13:00:00

To Beat the Heat, Phoenix Paints Its Streets Gray  

A reflective gray material can lower road surface temperatures -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-03 13:00:00

Microbes, Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence  

Humanity’s greatest achievement might be building our successors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-02 14:00:00

In Case You Missed It  

Top news from around the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-02 13:00:00

California Battles Historic Drought with $5.2 Billion  

The state is using the money to upgrade drinking and wastewater systems, improve streamflows, and relocate vulnerable fish -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-01 18:15:00

Pregnant and Unvaccinated: Delta's Deadly Toll  

The number of pregnant people suffering from severe COVID is preventable tragedy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-01 15:00:00

Night Flights Are No Sweat for Tropical Bees  

New research uses night vision to see how nocturnal bees navigate the dark. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-01 14:00:00

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2021  

Jupiter Pioneers get ready; wireless moths -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-10-01 13:00:00

New Ideas about the Way Autoimmune Diseases Start and How to Stop Them  

Millions suffer from ailments such as type 1 diabetes and lupus, in which the body attacks itself -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 11:54:03

Can Psychedelic Drugs Treat Physical Pain?  

LSD and psilocybin increasingly show promise as mental health treatments. Now universities and companies are exploring their use in pain management -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 11:31:15

The Lab-Leak Theory of COVID's Origin Is Not Totally Irrational  

Unfortunately, its strongest proponent was, which tainted its reception -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 07:31:01

Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks--and Where to Get Them  

High-quality respirators such as N95s and K95s are now widely available and provide the best protection against COVID, according to experts. Why aren’t more people wearing them? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 07:19:09

How Rootworms Sniff Carbon Dioxide to Devastate Corn Crops  

Scientists silenced CO2-sensing genes to determine how the destructive pests find their food -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 06:44:30

Big Data, Questionable Benefits and My Girlfriend's Magic Ring  

Wearable devices that track our health may do more harm than good -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 05:57:44

Illinois Announces Official State Microbe  

The penicillin-producing Penicillium rubens originated in a moldy cantaloupe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 04:53:36

Even Rocket Launches Can't Escape COVID  

Pandemic-spawned supply-chain disruptions are delaying launches and development of satellites, lunar rovers and interplanetary missions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-30 04:06:44

An Unsung Female Pioneer of Computer Simulation  

A mid-20th-century computer experiment created a new field of science—and programmer Mary Tsingou Menzel is finally being given credit for her role in making it happen -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-29 14:06:31

Fringe Doctors' Groups Promote Ivermectin for COVID despite a Lack of Evidence  

The organizations touting unproved protocols for the antiparasitic drug may be harming vaccination efforts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-29 08:21:56

Pandemic Could Stymie Effort to Cut Health Care Emissions  

The strain from covid will mean fewers resources and attention to reducing carbon footprints -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-29 08:11:50

What Is Machine Learning? Here's a Short Video Primer  

Deep learning, neural networks, imitation games—what does any of this have to do with teaching computers to “learn”? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-29 08:02:17

Suicide Rates Rise in a Generation of Black Youth  

Multiple causes underlie a disturbing trend. The increase for girls is more than double that for boys -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-09-29 04:41:32