Policy & Ethics
Yes, Female Inventors Actually Exist
They don’t fit the stereotype, but fortunately, that image is headed for extinction
Stories by Jayde Lovell
Policy & Ethics
It's the End of the Year, Not the End of the World
2016 was not without its hopeful moments for science and the environment, and perhaps, even the seeds of optimism for the new year ahead
Arts & Culture
Science Fiction Movie Preview [Video]
Get your sci-fi fix with these upcoming films
Public Health
Q&A: What Really Happened to the Water in Flint, Michigan?
Flint Water Study investigator Marc Edwards tells Scientific American how the city's water got so toxic
The Sciences
Is 2016 The Year That Science Fights Back?
The war on science isn't over yet, but some very encouraging signs are in the air
Arts & Culture
Is Wool Really Warmest for Winter?
In an experiment pitting cotton against wool, two socks battle for the title of warmth heavyweight.
The Sciences
MacGyvering a Female Engineer onto Television
The complete absence of female engineers in popular culture has huge implications for public perceptions of the STEM fields
Arts & Culture
YouTube's Rock Stars of Science Make a Splash a VidCon
With hundreds of millions of video views, the new faces of science communication are lighting up the web and reaching more young people than Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson combined
