Nobel Chemistry Prize Won for Capturing Proteins in Action
Three scientists developed microscope methods that use electrons and cold temperature to reveal tiny details of life’s machinery
Stories by Josh Fischman
Why the Giant Mexican Earthquake Happened
Thursday night's quake, near an undersea crust collision zone, was the strongest to hit Mexico in a century
How Jellyfish Became the Ocean's Most Efficient Swimmers
Jellyfish manipulate physics to become the most efficient animals moving in the sea
Climate Scientists Hatch Plans to Deal with Trump's Climate Skeptics
California Gov. Jerry Brown gives strategy tips at huge research meeting; some scientists think there are opportunities they can seize
A Coral Reef’s Battle for Survival Is Revealed by a New Microscope
A new seafloor microscope is revealing life-and-death battles between hair-thin creatures
Standard Treatments for Drug Addiction
Here are treatments that have been well-studied, and the evidence for how well they work—or do not
Molecular Machine-Makers Grab the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
A trio who built motors and devices a fraction the size of a human hair has set the stage for a new type of industry
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Crops That Grow in Salty Water [Video]
Two scientists describe attempts to find genes that help endangered crops survive rising salt levels
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Ebola's Ongoing Torment [Video]
A patient from Liberia describes the symptoms that still plague her and thousands of others
Take the Most Hazardous Science Quiz Ever
How many active volcanoes does the U.S. have? Where is sea level rising the fastest? These 10 questions test your risk savvy
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Jellyfish Physics Aid Submarine Design [Video]
The effective swimming motions of jellyfish inspire submarine design and medical diagnotics
Rivers Can Resist Floods from Climate Change
Heavy rainstorms, tied to global warming, will not send gravelly, stony rivers raging over the landscape
How Jellyfish Became the Ocean's Most Efficient Swimmers
Jellyfish manipulate physics to become the most efficient animals moving in the sea
Ecuador Quake Is on a Fault That Generates Monster Shakers
This region, where the ground beneath the Pacific is shoving underneath South America, produced the biggest earthquake ever recorded—and built the Andes
When Art Falls Apart
As plastic used in modern art degrades, scientists turn to nanotechnology to put it back together
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Giant Eruptions and Giant Extinctions [Video]
Researchers explain how they tied a period of fierce, extensive volcanic activity to a terrible extinction that nearly wiped all life off our planet
Gravitational Waves Found: Kip Thorne Explains
Scientific American's Josh Fischman talks with renowned astrophysicist and general relativity expert Kip Thorne about the discovery of gravitational waves by the LIGO Project, co-founded by Thorne.
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Treating a Stuffed Head [Video]
State of the art help for chronic sinus infections
4 New Superheavy Elements Verified
The seventh row of the periodic table is now complete
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Arsenic Contaminates India's Drinking Water [Video]
Scientists discuss how agriculture and irrigation are changing underground water flows, rerouting them through contaminated ground
