To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

Efforts by leaders of the US national academies to adjust to the new political reality have spurred member concerns about ...

To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

Some members of the scientific community have concern that they’re coming out of the COVID pandemic—exposure to the virus, ...

The Supreme Court upheld free preventive care, rejecting a challenge that threatened coverage for STI testing, cancer ...

Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

The novel that inspired the film Jaws was decidedly populist. The movie took a different turn.

Claims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom captured the public’s imagination. Its retraction ...

A rapidly warming Arctic is driving long-lasting summer extremes, such as this month’s sweltering temperatures, new research ...

America’s top nutrition experts jockey to be part of a rite of passage in the field. The federal government chooses a small ...