
Where Does Your Time Go?
With the largest collection of time-use diaries in the world, an Oxford center is trying to find out why modern life seems so hectic
With the largest collection of time-use diaries in the world, an Oxford center is trying to find out why modern life seems so hectic
Solid particles of diamond or alumina might be safer than sulphate droplets as a way to redirect the sun’s energy, calculations suggest
The sun and moon's disruptive presence appears to have kicked WT1190F onto a path that will lead the piece of space debris to self-destruct in Earth's atmosphere
Neuroscientists are probing the idea that intestinal microbiota might influence brain development and behavior
Deadly disease suspected to have driven mass migrations across Europe and Asia
Known group of 250 animals found to be genetically distinct from their island neighbors
Tech firm’s ambitious goals and abundant resources attract life scientists, most recently Harvard Medical School cardiologist Jessica Mega
Technique deletes plant genes without adding foreign DNA
First published findings from NASA’s New Horizons mission lay out the dwarf planet’s wildly varying terrain
"Stunning" find shows that Homo sapiens reached Asia around 100,000 years ago
A look at the legal landscape suggests where human genome editing might be used in research or reproduction
The animals have 20 copies of a key tumor-fighting gene; humans have just one
DNA from Ethiopian man predates the movement of Eurasian farmers "back to Africa"
A Japanese mathematician claims to have solved one of the most important problems in his field. The trouble is, hardly anyone can work out whether he's right
Warm ocean waters combine with El Niño to turn reefs a stark white
Analgesics struggle to get through clinical trials as the response to sham treatments has become stronger
Machines that "surf" particles on electric fields could reach high energies at a lower price
Researchers modify more than 60 genes to enable organ transplants into humans
The new leader of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change replaces Rajendra Pachauri
500-foot wave destroyed islands and could do it again
Support science journalism.
Thanks for reading Scientific American. Knowledge awaits.
Already a subscriber? Sign in.
Thanks for reading Scientific American. Create your free account or Sign in to continue.
Create Account