EnvironmentJune 1, 2011
Material Poet
An artist trained in science talks about "cloning" million-year-old glaciers
Archaeology
The SciencesJune 1, 2011
100 Years Ago: Science of the Unfit
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
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EnvironmentJune 1, 2011
Greater Glory: Why Scott Let Amundsen Win the Race to the South Pole
In the race to the South Pole, explorer Robert F. Scott refused to sacrifice his ambitious science agenda
EvolutionJune 1, 2011
A Mystery Wrapped in a Crystal
Scientists have shed new light on how these structures melt
ArchaeologyMay 31, 2011
Ancient Roman Ship Had On-board Fish Tank
Hand-operated pump would have kept catch alive during long trips.
The SciencesMay 26, 2011
Dying for Science: The 100th Anniversary of the Doomed Scott Antarctic Expedition
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Larson talks about his article "Greater Glory" in the June issue of Scientific American on the forgotten science of the doomed Scott expedition a hundred years ago
May 18, 2011
New Fossil Severs Snakes from Legless Lizard Line
The SciencesMay 17, 2011
June 2011 Briefing Memo
EvolutionMay 9, 2011
Europeans never had Neanderthal neighbours
Russian find suggests Neanderthals died out earlier than was thought.
EvolutionMay 8, 2011
Ancient Marsupials Played Possum in Packs
Fossils suggest that the solitary nature of modern marsupials is not inherited from their ancestors.
EvolutionMay 8, 2011
Rival Anthropologists Donald Johanson and Richard Leakey Reunite after 30-Year Rift
May 5, 2011
30 years After Televised Spat, Rival Anthropologists Agree to Bury the Hand-Ax