Climate
Climate
Biology
Biology
What Do We Know about the Brain Cancer Plaguing Sen. John McCain?
Climate
Climate
The Larsen C Iceberg Is Already Cracking Up
Computing
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
Climate
Climate
A Beach Town's Dilemma: Protect Homes or Save the Shore?
Biology
Biology
What Do We Know about the Brain Cancer Plaguing Sen. John McCain?
Climate
Climate
The Larsen C Iceberg Is Already Cracking Up
Evolution
Evolution
Fossils We Want To Find
Space
Space
Are Tardigrades Really That Tough?
Evolution
Evolution
Paleo Profile: Currie's Alberta Hunter
Cognition
Cognition
The Science of Passionate Sex
Space
Space
Chasing Consciousness, and the Information Revolution
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The Science of Passionate Sex
How to have hot sex, according to science
Astronomers Detect Strange Signals from Red Dwarf Star
The radio bursts are tantalizing, but probably not transmissions from talkative aliens
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
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
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
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.
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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.
