Stories by Julia Calderone

How to Decode Cat Behaviors

Clues to reading feline body language

Decoding Cats: What Purrs, Meows and Licking Mean

Felines may be hard to study, but some things are purrfectly clear

Everyone Can Gain from Making Music

The perks of learning to play an instrument last for decades

Eye Tracking in Google Glass: A Window into the Soul?

Two scientists weigh in on the privacy implications of eye-tracking technology on head-mounted smart devices

Book Review: The Man Who Couldn't Stop

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

Where Ebola Suits Are Made

Demand for protective garments for health workers has skyrocketed

Electric Brain Therapies Improve Their Aim

Noninvasive fields zap specific areas

Personal Biases May Be Stoking the Flames in Ferguson

Unrest in Ferguson, Mo., flared Monday after a grand jury decided not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.

5 Ways to Treat Chronic Pain

Several options exist for managing persistent aches, ranging from straightforward lifestyle changes to major surgery

The Rise of All-Purpose Antidepressants

Doctors are increasingly prescribing SSRIs to treat more than just depression

10 Big Ideas in 10 Years of Brain Science

Scientific American MIND reflects on the major discoveries of the past decade that have transformed how we think about the brain

Remembering Laika the Dog’s Trip to Space, 57 Years Later

Searching for Signs of Consciousness

Primordial Giant Kangaroos Did Not Hop, They Walked

Enormous Sunshield Tested for Space Telescope

To Help Sharks, Conservationists Spy on Them

Fact or Fiction?: A Clove of Garlic Can Stop a Vaginal Yeast Infection

A medical expert weighs in on our burning questions about alternative therapies for this pesky invader

Liquid Benzene Squeezed to Form Diamond Nanothreads

High-pressure cycles unexpectedly convert benzene into superstrong and ultrathin threads. Will they put a space elevator within reach?

Transparent Rats Give Scientists Clear View to Innards

New technique turns rodent bodies transparent

When Peace Officers Dress for War

Unrest in Missouri may stem, in part, from changes to police culture centuries ago