PolicyJanuary 1, 2021
2020 Has Been a Huge Year for Understanding the Process of Science
For COVID-19, climate, dinosaurs, and more, we’re seeing how science works
Stories by Laura Helmuth
Laura Helmuth was formerly editor in chief of Scientific American. She previously worked as an editor for the Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian and Science. She is a former president of the National Association of Science Writers. She is currently a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's standing committee on advancing science communication and an advisory board member for SciLine and The Transmitter. She has a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley. She recently won a Friend of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education. Follow her on Bluesky @laurahelmuth.bsky.social
PolicyDecember 1, 2020
Sharing the Human Side of Science
Exploding stars, Top 10 Emerging Technologies, hand transplants, and more in the December issue of Scientific American
CultureNovember 25, 2020
What We’re Thankful for at Scientific American
From our virtual Thanksgiving table to yours
BehaviorNovember 1, 2020
Resist Misinformation, Watch Birds and Remember Plagues
Our November issue features space wars, a mysterious disorder of mind and brain, and past pandemics
PolicyOctober 27, 2020
Election 2020: The Stakes for Science
Scientific American’s editor in chief sets up this week’s series of podcasts about how this election could affect science, technology and medicine.
Public HealthOctober 1, 2020
COVID-19 Dreams, Synchronicity and Visitors from Another Solar System
Welcome to the October issue of Scientific American
OpinionSeptember 5, 2020
Nine Important Things We’ve Learned about the Coronavirus Pandemic So Far
Some early public health messages about COVID-19 have been overturned
CultureAugust 18, 2020
Celebrating Scientific American’s 175th Anniversary
Enjoy some surprising history and the most dizzying discoveries
Public HealthAugust 1, 2020
Quarantine Lessons from Lobsters, Guppies, Finches and Galileo
In this issue, a quantum mystery is solved, and we learn how to measure what matters
PolicyJuly 1, 2020
Know the Enemy
PolicyJune 16, 2020
Highlights from the July 2020 Issue from a New Editor in Chief
Neutrinos, weather forecasts, the trouble with weight-centric medicine, a coronavirus close-up, and more