Climate ChangeAugust 10, 2016
Glider Aims to Break World Record—and Boost Climate Science
Perlan mission will surf stratospheric waves and conduct atmospheric research
Aerospace
AerospaceAugust 1, 2016
New Lab in Canada Simulates Air Travel from Start to Finish
It features a modular airplane cabin that will help engineers scientifically determine future layouts
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CognitionAugust 1, 2016
Aviator’s Dilemma: Pilots Encounter Illusions Everywhere
Military aviators learn to second-guess their senses
TechnologyJuly 27, 2016
Chinese Satellite Is 1 Giant Step for the Quantum Internet
Craft due to launch in August is first in a wave of planned quantum space experiments
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2016
Curiosity Rover Stable after "Safe Mode" Glitch
Mission scientists are investigating what caused a suspension the Mars rover's activities on July 2
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2016
A “Starshade” Could Help NASA Find Other Earths Decades Ahead of Schedule
A next-generation space telescope is in the works—but if it is to see potentially habitable planets, it will need to block out their suns
AerospaceJuly 1, 2016
Airplanes, Zeppelins and Balloons: Aviation Research in 1916
AerospaceJune 10, 2016
Fragile Sentinels, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: June 10, 1916
AerospaceMay 20, 2016
Is Commercial Aviation as Safe and Secure as We're Told?
A criminologist who studies the issues weighs in on the latest risks
AerospaceMay 19, 2016
Flying Mini Robots Can Cling to Your Window [Video]
A new type of micro aerial vehicle saves precious power by perching on leaves or walls instead of hovering
EngineeringMay 8, 2016
Flying Boats Soar over the Hudson
Hydrofoiling boats competing in the America's Cup World Series came to New York City to show off the cutting edge of sailing technology.
Space & PhysicsMay 5, 2016
The Bowling Ball That Invaded Earth
Former Scientific American editor Mark Alpert talks about his latest science fiction thriller, The Orion Plan, featuring the method whereby aliens most likely really would colonize our planet.