Oceans
How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life
Detailed data about a host of physical and chemical forces are shaping a new view of the sea
Stories by Mark Fischetti
Ecology
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: August 2022
Creation as science; climbing Mount Everest
Oceans
High-Tech Seafloor Mapping Is Finding Surprising Structures Everywhere
Giant coral towers, vast reefs and other formations are captivating explorers
Oceans
Discoveries from the Deep
Advances in robotics, sensing and genomics are accelerating findings of sophisticated life throughout the ocean depths
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2022
Count women as workers; cement from sewage
Planetary Science
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: June 2022
Innovation and discovery as chronicled by Scientific American
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: May 2022
Vesuvius erupts again; dragon bones
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: April 2022
Wanted: lard oil and asbestos
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: March 2022
Human aura is ultraviolet; stimulating holly tea
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2022
Laser television; mastodons in New York
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: January 2022
Booster shots for smallpox, molten moonglow
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: December 2021
How birds breathe, dehydrated meat
Weather
Warning Scale Unveiled for Dangerous Rivers in the Sky
Strings of ocean storms called atmospheric rivers flood California and other western coastlines, although sometimes they can be beneficial
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2021
Fish in Death Valley; the Edison test
Vaccines
Should Booster Shots Be Required?
This Covid question played out long ago, in the fight against smallpox in 1872
Climate Change
There’s Still Time to Fix Climate—About 11 Years
Aggressive policies, enacted now, can extend the deadline and prevent the worst catastrophes
Policy
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2021
Jupiter Pioneers get ready; wireless moths
Policy
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: September 2021
U.S. could go metric; vicious fish
Policy
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: August 2021
Tasty radio; early fake leather
Policy
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2021
Madame Curie honored; immortality for humans
