Physics
Collecting Meteorites in Your Own Backyard
All it takes is a magnet and knowing where to look.
Stories by Eliene Augenbraun
The Sciences
Breakthrough Prize Recipients Present Their Latest Findings [Live Video Feed]
The Breakthrough Prize is the richest award in science, conferring $3 million on each winner or winning team. In a series of symposia, current and previous winners discuss the science that earned them their honors...
Physics
General Relativity at the Beach
A hammock turns out to be the perfect place to contemplate spacetime, especially if you happen to have some coconuts
Why a Doctor Fed a Tube into His Own Heart [Video]
When a German physician performed the world's first catheterization on himself, he changed the course of medicine
Jon Stewart's Top 10 Science Moments on The Daily Show [Video]
After 16 years, Jon Stewart signed off from The Daily Show on August 6, but not before leaving the world a trove of humorous and pointed clips about science
Behavior & Society
Multitasking Can Improve Exercise Performance
Researchers were surprised to find that cyclists rode faster while taking on easy mental tasks. —Karen Hopkin, Eliene Augenbraun
Evolution
What Gives the Coconut Ant Its Stink
One species of ant turns out to have a lot in common with blue cheese and rotting coconuts. Photo courtesy: Antweb.org
Tech
The Science of Online Dating
Looking to get ahead in the online dating world? Science has evidence for some surprising tips. —Eliene Augenbraun, Christopher Intagliata
Cognition
Genes Orchestrate Musical Ability
It might take practice to get to Carnegie Hall but scientists found that it takes a set of dozens of genes in the brain working together to make that practice pay off.
Evolution
Scientific American Presents a Beetle Curator
Max Barclay curates insects at London's Museum of Natural History. He discovered the only known beetles collected by the famed 19th century explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, in a dusty old box...
Physics
When Black Holes Collide
When supermassive black holes run into each other, the fabric of space and time gets a little bit wrinkled.
Policy & Ethics
Scientific American Presents: Neil deGrasse Tyson-on StarTalk [Video]
Neil deGrasse Tyson is host of StarTalk, which is both a top-rated podcast and a television series on National Geographic Channel. Click here for full transcript
