Environment
Hawaii Faces More Dangerous Tsunami Risk
An ocean debris pile, much further inland than expected, testifies to past giant waves from the north.
Stories by Josh Fischman
Particle Physics
Let's Get Small: A Panel on Nanoscience
Scientific American senior editor Josh Fischman joins nanoscience researchers Shana Kelly, Yamuna Krishnan, Benjamin Bratton, along with moderator Bridget Kendall from the BBC World Service program The Forum
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The Sciences
Ability To See Single Molecules Gets Chemistry Nobel
Stefan W. Hell, Eric Betzig, and William Moerner share the prize for developing new ways to see inside a cell.
The Sciences
Best View Ever of Hidden Seafloor Revealed in New Images [Slide Show]
Scientists use satellites to produce astoundingly detailed pictures of unmapped terrain
The Sciences
Best View Ever of Hidden Seafloor Revealed in New Images [Slide Show]
Scientists use satellites to produce astoundingly detailed pictures of unmapped terrain
Mechanical Forces Affect Cell Development and Disease [Video]
Genes alone do not control a cell's fate. Physical forces pulling on that cell can determine how a cell becomes a complex organ.
Did Climate Shocks Shape Human Evolution? [Video]
In a video, noted scientists debate the connections between ancient climate changes and the emergence of modern human traits.
Policy
Scientific American Editor Testifies at U.S. Senate [Video]
At a hearing on the future of federal research investment, a science magazine editor and three noted scientists asked the U.S. Senate to support basic research
The Sciences
The Male Sex Chromosome Isn’t Shrinking
It may be small, but the Y chromosome is here to stay
The Sciences
3 Ingredients Make Good July 4th Fireworks [Video]
How different types of chemicals combine for a holiday blast.
The Sciences
Don't Go in the Water: The Chemistry of Pee in the Pool [Video]
Pee in a swimming pool could start an unpleasant chemical reaction with chlorine
Environment
A New Chemical Recipe Raises Prospect Of Inexpensive Fuel
Lab-made molecule can transform components of natural gas
How Your Smartphone Messes With Your Brain-And Your Sleep
Light from those screens triggers a chemical reaction that makes you think it is morning
The Sciences
Using Sharklike Antibodies To Fight Disease
Human therapeutic antibodies often break down. Now chemists have grafted on more rugged features, taken from sharks
Environment
Sonar Spots Invisible Arctic Oil Spills
Boom in Arctic Ocean drilling means hazardous leaks under ice, hidden from sight—but not from sound
Biology
Y Chromosome May Protect Against Cancer, Other Diseases
Elderly men who have lost the Y in blood cells have their lives cut short, compared with men who still have the little chromosome
Biology
Reprieve for Men: Y Chromosome Is Not Vanishing
Alarming shrinkage has stopped, researchers say, because the Y is a bastion of elite genes that play vital roles throughout the body
Biology
Animals with Human Rights Will Be More Than a Pet Peeve for Researchers
Legally, dogs and cats are moving closer to personhood. A new book says this poses problems for biomedical researchers and veterinarians
Biotech
The DNA Drug Revolution
By manipulating life's master molecule, scientists are treating the root cause of disease
