Aerospace
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
Stories by Jennifer Hackett
Energy
Uranium Extraction from Seawater Takes a Major Step Forward
Earth’s oceans hold four billion tons of the element used to power nuclear plants
Evolution
Moths in Cities Don't Flock to Bright Lights
Some urbanite moths have evolved to avoid lamps—but is the adaptation beneficial?
Space
Home Sweet Habitat: Students Help NASA Design Mars Spacecraft Living Quarters
An architecture and design class partners with NASA to develop a human-focused spacecraft environment that could take astronauts to Mars
Space
The First DNA Sequencing in Space Could Happen This Summer
Kate Rubins, a virologist turned astronaut, heads to the ISS this month to monitor more than 250 experiments, including genetic sequencing
Automotive
The Road to Self-Driving Cars
Steven Shladover explains how automated cars can solve transportation issues—but only if they are deployed safely
EARTH
New Zealand's Alpine Fault Just Keeps Slipping
The fault has shifted approximately 700 kilometers over the past 25 million years
Biology
Ouch! An Interview with Entomology's King of Sting
Justin Schmidt’s book chronicles—in excruciating detail—the stings he has collected to understand insect socialization
Engineering
Scientific Spy Craft: The Quest to Sabotage Nazi Germany's Atomic Bomb
An interview with Neal Bascomb, author of a new book on a little-known episode of military and scientific history
Climate
The Chaos of Predicting Climate Change [Video]
A live Webcast Wednesday will discuss the necessity of chaos theory and supercomputers in modeling climate change
Space
Astronaut Moviemakers Share Their Views of a Beautiful Planet
The newest IMAX movie filmed in orbit highlights Earth’s precariousness
Environment
Middle East Emissions on the Decline Due to Political Strife [Graphic]
Timelines of emissions from major cities in the region show drop-offs coincide with political and economic events
Arts & Culture
Science Moves and Shakes Time's Top 100 List
Scientists, engineers and tech developers earn spots on magazine’s list of the year’s most influential people
Climate
Kids versus Fossil Fuels: A Chat with a Teenage Activist
Scientific American spoke with Kelsey Juliana, one of the 21 kids who are suing the U.S. government over climate change
Math
Book Review: Burn Math Class
Recommendations from Scientific American
Public Health
Obesity Trends in the U.S. Reflect a Global Epidemic
An interactive graphic highlights the U.S.’s shift from underweight to overweight
Space
NASA Announces the Science Experiments That Will Ride on the Most Powerful Rocket Ever
In 2018 the Space Launch System will carry 13 shoebox-size CubeSats into deep space
Space
How to Find Tiny Meteorites at Home
Here’s a clue: check your rain gutters
Biology
Book Review: The Genius of Birds
Recommendations from Scientific American
Conservation
SeaWorld Ends Controversial Captive Breeding of Killer Whales
The theme park plans to instead focus on inspiring protection of wild animals and habitats
