Celebrating 170 Years of Scientific American

A visit to the Rufus Porter Museum reveals the restless creativity of Scientific American’s founder—from hand-painted murals to DIY science experiments and self-published treatises

Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina reflects on Scientific American's evolution from an aspirational weekly broadsheet to the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S. with 14 local language editions around the world

Scientific American's parent company, Macmillan Science & Education strives to be both a place where curious minds gather together to achieve great things for our customers—and where we can, working together as a company, be more than the sum of our parts.

Scientific American's logotype has undergone subtle shifts, large leaps and occasional bouts of nostalgia. The image series below outlines the history of the publication's identity, starting with its debut in August 1845 as weekly devoted primarily to inventions

One of America’s first attempts at underground transportation was powered pneumatically, built covertly—and illegal

From Scientific American's Anecdotes from the Archive blog: The Statue of Liberty. She is a symbol of freedom, an icon of New York City, and today is her birthday.

Scientific American observes the 100th anniversary of a competition that would bring manned flight to the masses, spawn the aviation industry, and forever change the way we live and travel