Aerospace

A movement to privatize Earth-observing satellites is gaining ground

Scientific American executive editor Fred Guterl talks with Pres. Obama’s science advisor, John Holdren, about climate science, space travel, the issue of reproducibility in science, the brain initiative and more.

Barbara Kiser, books and arts editor at Nature, talks about her favorite science books of 2016, especially three works about the little-known history of women mathematicians.

In a Christmas tradition, the defense organization NORAD helps us keep track of Santa as he zips around the world delivering toys.

He hasn't said much, but his influence on the industry could be profound

NOAA storm scientists describe their harrowing trips into a swirling chaos of rain, dust, salt and bacteria

Gauntlet is now thrown down to maritime and land transportation

Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: September 30, 1916

Virtual towers located miles away from airports would be far more cost-efficient and—in principle, at least—just as safe

The recent SpaceX launchpad explosion is a reminder that rocketry is tricky, but also remarkable for accomplishing as much as it does

Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: September 2, 1916

Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: August 12, 1916