These Are the Latest COVID Treatments  

But shortages mean that new antivirals and other drugs may be hard to come by -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-21 07:58:23

Billionaires Bankroll Cell Rejuvenation Tech as the Latest Gambit to Slow Aging  

Startups bet that carefully controlled cell reprogramming may lead to age reversal, but hurdles remain -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-21 04:33:49

To Fully Mitigate Climate Change, We Need to Curb Methane Emissions  

The Build Back Better legislation, now in the Senate, would include programs to reduce methane output -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-21 02:53:59

Greenland Could Melt for Millennia If Warming Stopped Today  

But any action to curb climate change today will reduce the speed of future ice loss -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-20 12:50:34

SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Leave Streaks in Asteroid-Hunting Telescope's Images  

Despite efforts to reduce light pollution from the satellites, their disruptions of astronomical observations are increasing at an alarming pace -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-20 12:38:35

Latest COVID Surge Pushes Parents to Next-Level Stress  

The new normal this winter is longer drives for kids’ tests, multiday waits for results, drug-store restock alerts and social media tips -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-20 04:33:59

How Marine Wildlife can Coexist With Offshore Wind [Sponsored]  

Harnessing the wind to blow back emissions is not without its own impacts, so researchers are developing technologies to co-exist with whales and other ocean-dwelling species. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-20 02:04:03

Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Human in Milestone Experiment  

Experts predict that such nonhuman-to-human “xenotransplants” may become a viable option within the next decade -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-20 01:35:50

Ash Blanketing Tonga after Volcano Eruption Creates Health Concerns  

Short exposure should not be too harmful, but residents should take precautions where they can -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-20 01:23:50

Our Best Bets against COVID  

Early studies show that to fight new variants like Omicron boosters are necessary -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-20 01:14:54

Borderline Personality Disorder May Be Rooted in Trauma  

A focus on the traumatic origins of an often stigmatized psychiatric diagnosis is inspiring new treatments -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-19 17:47:36

New York's Central Park Becomes a Living Climate Laboratory  

Scientists will study how rising temperatures affect trees, plants, wildlife and humans who use the park -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-19 14:29:27

Latest COVID Surge Pushes Parents to Next-Level Stress  

The new normal this winter is longer drives for kids’ tests, multiday waits for results, drug-store restock alerts and social media tips -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-19 11:23:32

COVID Threatens to Bring a Wave of Hikikomori to America  

We should work to protect others from falling into long-term social withdrawal -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-19 09:57:47

COVID Quickly, Episode 21: Colds Build COVID Immunity, and the Omicron Vaccine Delay  

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? 2022-01-19 02:57:32

Tonga Volcano Eruption Created Puzzling Ripples in Earth's Atmosphere  

Powerful waves ringing through the atmosphere after the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai are unlike anything seen before -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-19 02:01:49

What Is Spacetime Really Made Of?  

Spacetime may emerge from a more fundamental reality. Figuring out how could unlock the most urgent goal in physics—a quantum theory of gravity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-18 07:51:47

Sounds of Mosquitoes' Mating Rituals Could Help Fight Malaria  

“Wing beats” can help identify targets for control programs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-18 05:35:01

Big Questions about Space, Time, Neandertals, Psychedelics and Reality  

Why salamanders are so strange, why people jump to conclusions, and more in our February 2022 issue -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-18 05:20:40

Hypersonic Weapons Can't Hide from New Eyes in Space  

Tracking the missiles is like picking out one light bulb against a background of light bulbs, but new technology aims to see them more clearly -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-18 04:22:01

Why the Tonga Eruption Was So Violent, and What to Expect Next  

Research into earlier eruptions suggests this is the type of massive explosion the volcano sees about every thousand years -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-18 04:12:13

Gene Variant May Have Helped Ancient Humans Survive Starvation  

When there’s no food, it pays to be small -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-17 13:58:05

In a First, an 'Atomic Fountain' Has Measured the Curvature of Spacetime  

The atom interferometry technique uses the effects of time dilation to reveal subtle changes in gravity’s strength -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-17 05:12:54

Readers Respond to the September 2021 Issue  

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

what do you think? 2022-01-16 09:05:21

Solar Power Could Boom in 2022, Depending on Supply Chains  

Shipping delays and rising a equipment costs could hamper installations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-14 20:26:24

Plants are Stuck as Seed-Eating Animals Decline  

Their ability to track climate change is being squeezed on all sides -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-14 11:10:19

How Targeted Advertising on Social Media Drives People to Extremes  

People seeking to radicalize others are using ads to push conspiracy theories and extremist views -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-14 09:30:31

What's Holding Up New Omicron Vaccines?  

Vaccine makers worry yet another variant will start dominating in the months it takes to roll out shots against this one -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-14 02:55:19

It's Time for a Global Ban on Destructive Antisatellite Testing  

The orbital debris created in the explosions is dangerous, long-lasting and a threat to the growing space economy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-14 01:45:35

Epstein-Barr Virus Found to Trigger Multiple Sclerosis  

The research could mark a turning point in the fight against MS -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-13 15:17:18

California Presents Plan to Prevent Extreme Heat Deaths  

The report follows a heat wave that killed hundreds across the western U.S. this summer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-13 13:13:12

New Bait Uses Mosquitoes' Love of Malaria Parasite to Bite Them Back  

Molecules produced by the parasite lure mosquitoes to a beet-based bait -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-13 11:21:15

Astronomers Have Found Another Possible 'Exomoon' beyond Our Solar System  

Kepler-1708 b-i appears to be a giant moon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet thousands of light-years from Earth -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-13 06:23:36

Some COVID Patients Need Amputations to Survive  

Impaired blood flow leads to loss of limbs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-13 01:40:14

Hungry Hyenas Can Help Human Health  

Hyenas scavenging near cities might lessen human and livestock diseases -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-12 12:26:32

Oceans Break Heat Record for Third Year in a Row  

2021 broke the record from 2020 by about 14 zettajoules, or 20 times the world’s annual energy consumption -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-12 06:19:13

New Sensor Tells You How Well Your Mask Is Working  

FaceBit tracks a face covering’s fit and wear time, as well as its wearer’s vital signs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-12 05:11:51

NASA's Perseverance Rover Chokes on Mars Pebbles While Collecting a Rock Sample  

The rover’s latest sample collection—an effort to gather material for eventual return to Earth—is off to a rocky start -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-12 04:06:57

Some COVID Patients Need Amputations to Survive  

Impaired blood flow leads to loss of limbs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-12 01:46:38

Richard Leakey's Legacy in Science, Conservation and Politics  

The famed paleoanthropologist explored humankind’s origins and worked to safeguard a future for humans and wildlife alike, in Kenya and beyond -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-11 18:07:05

Fires Doubled Australia's Carbon Emissions--Ecosystems May Never Soak It Back Up  

Increasing odds of hot, dry weather make it less likely trees and other plants will quickly grow back -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-11 10:58:29

Nurses Struggle through a New COVID Wave with Rage and Compassion  

A critical care nurse confronts the Omicron surge filling her hospital -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-11 07:12:32

New Math Research Group Reflects a Schism in the Field  

Critics accuse the organization of opposing efforts to stamp out inequity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-11 02:47:43

Surgeons Transplant Pig's Heart into Dying Human Patient in a First  

It was a last-ditch effort to save Maryland man’s life -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-11 01:54:26

New Year's Resolutions Are Notoriously Slippery, but Science Can Help You Keep Them  

You can change your behavior in lasting ways by changing how you frame your situation, explains behavioral scientist Ayelet Fishbach in her new book -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-11 01:37:05

The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping  

You might not think that you can generate more body acceleration than a big-league baseball pitcher, but new research shows you can. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-10 13:33:45

Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property  

The storm caused $65 million in damage across the U.S., according to the global reinsurance company Munich Re -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-10 11:39:42

Landmark Webb Observatory Is Now Officially a Telescope  

The observatory has flawlessly unfurled its mirrors and sunshield—although more steps are needed before the science can begin -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-10 08:33:08

ArXiv.org Reaches a Milestone and a Reckoning  

Runaway success and underfunding have led to growing pains for the preprint server -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-10 03:31:06

Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise  

For billions of years Earth was quiet. Then life got loud -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-10 02:34:38

Desert Beetles Rely on Oral Sex for Successful Mating  

The more time the insects spend on the courtship ritual, the better mating goes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-07 10:35:44

Historical Shipwreck Keeps Moving, Revealing Dangerous Underwater Mudflows  

A ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 can today help track large pulses of mud from the Mississippi River -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-07 06:59:38

Don't Look Up Illustrates 5 Myths That Fuel Rejection of Science  

The farcical allegory of climate change shows the pitfalls of relying solely on technology and misunderstanding scientific certainty -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-07 01:42:23

As Biden Sets Ambitious Climate Agenda, U.S. Emissions Rise  

Greenhouse gas emissions rose 7 percent in 2021, as high natural gas prices buoyed coal use -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-07 01:28:14

Dogs Can Distinguish Speech from Gibberish--and Tell Spanish from Hungarian  

A new study’s authors say their investigation represents the first time that a nonhuman brain has been shown to detect language -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 15:11:46

Historic Shipwreck Keeps Moving, Revealing Dangerous Underwater Mudflows  

A ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 can today help track large pulses of mud from the Mississippi River -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 13:58:58

U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System  

Independent concepts from each nation envision launching high-speed spacecraft on aspirational multigenerational voyages into the great unknown of interstellar space -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 11:06:01

See the Bizarre Fruiting Bodies of Slime Molds  

Only about a tenth of an inch tall, these protist growths take on truly strange forms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 11:03:45

Wildfires Are Fueling a Toxic Combo of Air Pollutants  

The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 07:09:50

Flurona Is a Great Example of How Misinformation Blooms  

A catchy name has spawned false statements and panic over being infected with two viruses at once -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 02:28:06

Preparing for the Next Plague  

SARS-CoV-2 adds impetus to the race for broad-spectrum countermeasures against future global infectious scourges -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 01:43:38

How Communication Around COVID Fuels a Mistrust of Science  

The move highlights the growing problems that arise when federal agencies ignore scientific data -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-06 01:02:58

Deforestation Strengthens Storms in West Africa  

As trees are cleared, surrounding areas heat up, triggering heavy rainstorms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-05 21:59:06

New Technology Monitors Collapsing Glaciers  

Deep vibrations called infrasound can provide an early warning of ice avalanches’ speed and trajectory -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-05 11:56:18

Astronomers Report a Monstrous Eruption from a Supermagnetic Star  

In a fraction of a second, the outburst released as much energy as our sun produces in 100,000 years -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-05 11:34:24

How AI Could Prevent the Development of New Illicit Drugs  

The DarkNPS algorithm has predicted the formulas of millions of potential drugs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-05 05:33:41

James Webb Space Telescope Completes Crucial Sunshield Deployment  

The successful unfurling of the five-layered, tennis court-sized assemblage is a major milestone for the new observatory -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-05 04:12:10

What Will 2022 Bring in the Way of Misinformation on Social Media? 3 Experts Weigh In  

The one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is raising concerns about falsehoods that increase the risk of repeat events -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-05 03:28:45

Latin American Abortion Laws Hurt Health Care and the Economy--a Lesson for a Post-Roe U.S.  

A region with some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws has started to tentatively move in the opposite direction -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-04 08:34:03

Prehistoric Volcanoes Heated Earth in a Global Chain Reaction  

New evidence suggests an origin to an exceptionally hot period in Earth’s history -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-04 07:13:41

Germany Lays a Path to Quitting Coal, But the U.S. May Not Follow  

The country has focused on economic support for coal-dependent communities to end mining by 2030 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-04 04:24:33

Recycled Tennis Balls Could Protect Buildings from Earthquakes  

A low-cost design helps shaking buildings roll to a stop -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-03 12:02:30

People Have Been Having Less Sex--whether They're Teenagers or 40-Somethings  

Among the young, social media, gaming and “rough sex” may contribute to this trend -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-03 11:53:07

How Racism in Early Life Can Affect Long-Term Health  

Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-03 07:48:31

Hacking the Ransomware Problem  

Organizations can act to protect themselves, but collaboration is the best defense -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-03 06:12:40

Salvador Dali's Creative Secret Is Backed by Science  

The painter described falling into the briefest of slumbers to refresh his mind. Now scientists have shown the method is effective at inducing creativity. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-03 03:22:19

Revolutions in Science  

Normally science proceeds in incremental steps, but sometimes a discovery is so profound that it causes a paradigm shift. This eBook is a collection of articles about those kinds of advances,... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-03 02:36:04

Poem: 'Death Cap'  

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

what do you think? 2022-01-02 09:13:06

Genetic Therapies for Brain Diseases  

Hopes are high for a class of drug that could treat neurodegenerative conditions—but a recent clinical trial has brought the field up short -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-01 13:55:42

Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health  

A focus on the present, dubbed “mindfulness,” can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-01 11:49:45

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: January 2022  

Booster shots for smallpox, molten moonglow -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-01-01 04:07:46

Sometimes Science Is Wrong  

Research is a self-correcting process, but that fact is often lost on the public -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-31 17:00:00

A Near-Future Plague, the Neuroscience of Navigation, and More  

Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-31 14:00:00

Bacterial Builders Churn Out Lengthy Muscle Proteins  

Such proteins can be woven into resilient fibers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-31 11:45:00

Hollywood Can Take On Science Denial; Don't Look Up Is a Great Example  

This new release uses a comet hurtling toward Earth to satirize the way we dismiss scientific fact and the scientists who discover them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-30 17:00:00

A COVID Vaccine for All  

With proved technology and no-frills tech transfer, CORBEVAX is poised to reach hundreds of millions in the coming weeks -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-30 16:30:00

15 Conservation Issues to Watch in 2022  

Airborne DNA detection, pesticides and the revival of wetlands are on the radar of biodiversity protectors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-30 11:45:00

After COVID-19 Successes, Researchers Push to Develop mRNA Vaccines for Other Diseases  

mRNA vaccines are now in the limelight as a key tool for tackling COVID-19, but the technology was originally developed for other diseases, such as cancer, that researchers are now hoping to treat -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-29 17:00:00

The Complicated Legacy of E. O. Wilson  

We must reckon with his and other scientists’ racist ideas if we want an equitable future -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-29 17:00:00

Eating Less Red Meat Is Something Individuals Can Do to Help the Climate Crisis  

Our climate problem is big, but a person’s diet change can make an impact -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-29 14:00:00

Trees Drill into Deep Bedrock for Water Surprisingly Often  

Bedrock water could be a hidden source of moisture as climate change threatens forests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-29 13:00:00

Cells Deep in Your Brain Place Time Stamps on Memories  

Researchers are unlocking not just the “what” and “where” of a recollection but also the “when” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-29 11:45:00

A $1-Billion Boost to the NCI Will Help Us Beat Cancer  

The organization’s underfunding means critical research is not being done -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-28 17:00:00

Wildfires Broke Records around the World in 2021  

Blazes from California to Siberia spewed more than 1.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-28 16:00:00

The Five Biggest Climate Stories of 2021  

Climate-fueled disasters raged around the globe while international action fell short of ambitions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-28 12:30:00

Soil Microbe Could Clean Up Nuclear Waste  

A bacteria-produced protein could help snag, detect or filter radioactive particles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-28 11:45:00

A Growing Force of Fiery Zombies Threatens Cold Northern Forests  

Wildfires, appearing dead in winter, are actually smoldering, then bouncing back to life in spring to consume increasingly more land in the Far North. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-27 16:00:00

How Biotech Crops Can Crash--and Still Never Fail  

The U.N. Food Systems Summit put biotechnology at center stage, although agroecological innovations offer greater promise for sustainability -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-27 15:00:00

The Pandemic Has Created a 'Zoom Boom' in Remote Psychotherapy  

Research suggests virtual sessions can be as effective as in-person meetings -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-27 14:00:00

Why Do Couples Use Baby Talk with One Another?  

This style of speech helps infants learn, but romantic adults use it as a way to show affection -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2021-12-27 13:00:00