Stories by Daniel Ackerman

As the industry inches closer to reality, scientists probe potential environmental harms

New research could explain why women athletes report more severe brain injury symptoms than men

The country’s environmental and human rights records raise alarm about its key position in the Green Climate Fund

A genetically engineered strain of rice maintains high yields with less fertilizer

Fire ants tunnels got excavated efficiently by only a small percentage of the group doing most of the work, thus avoiding pileups in tight spaces.

Check out this year’s winners of The Art of Neuroscience competition

A network of hydrophones intended to monitor nuclear tests may prove useful for conservation

New study finds citylike air pollution levels in the nation’s parks

Sanderlings, red knots and ruddy turnstones failed to breed this year along the Arctic island’s east coast due to record snow cover

New method that tests for insect DNA on farm produce could “revolutionize” agricultural pest surveillance

North America’s first domesticated dogs died out after European colonization, but they share a genetic link to a transmissible tumor spread globally

Scientific American speaks with a crew member from a NASA simulation of a long-duration space mission

The plant, which has spread to 11 states and was recently found in Virginia, attacks the DNA in human cells

Strong muscles help protect the body from damage caused by headers and other injuries