Mental Health
Mental Health
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
Wealthy People Give to Charity for Different Reasons Than the Rest of Us
Space
Space
Giant Radio Telescope Scaled Back to Contain Costs
Public Health
Here's What to Expect After the Senate Health Bill Vote
This is where it gets complicated
Mental Health
Mental Health
Psychiatry Group Says Members Can Comment on Trump's Mental Health
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
Wealthy People Give to Charity for Different Reasons Than the Rest of Us
Space
Space
Giant Radio Telescope Scaled Back to Contain Costs
Mental Health
Mental Health
Is Complaining Good or Bad For You?
Medicine
Medicine
Bacteria Can Be Resistant To Brand New Antibiotics
Chemistry
Chemistry
TV's Big Bang Theory Inspires Real New Chemical: BaZnGa!
Climate
Climate
The World May Have Less Time to Address Climate Change Than Scientists Thought
Conservation
Conservation
Are You Afraid of Sharks? Don't Be
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The Science of Passionate Sex
How to have hot sex, according to science
3 Toxic Thinking Habits That Feed Your Insecurity
This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen reveals three toxic thinking habits that keep you feeling insecure, plus offers three ways to feel more confident.
Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades
Revised tallies confirm that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating as Earth warms and ice sheets thaw
Astronomers Detect Strange Signals from Red Dwarf Star
The radio bursts are tantalizing, but probably not transmissions from talkative aliens
Attention Passengers: Your Flight Will Arrive 20 Years behind Schedule
Robopocalypse creator Daniel Wilson sets aside his dystopian tendencies to help the XPRIZE’s Sci-fi collection and writing contest find a silver lining in our obsession with intelligent assistants
Lawbreaking Particles May Point to a Previously Unknown Force in the Universe
Scientists aren’t yet certain that electrons and their relatives are violating the Standard Model of particle physics, but the evidence is mounting
Special Report
Net Neutrality and the Open Internet
Computing
The debate over so-called "net neutrality" has raged for more than a decade between tech entrepreneurs and the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who deliver digital content to our computers and mobile devices. Scientific American takes a look at the FCC's proposed plans and clarifies what’s at stake for internet users.
Infographic of the Week
Videos
Soft Robot Moves by Mimicking Plants
A tough but flexible bot unfurls like a plant using a pressurized plastic tube to inch through rugged environments.
