Fantastic Voyage: Polynesian Seafaring Canoe Completes Its Globe-Circling Journey
The Hōkūleʻa vessel is set to finish its first circumnavigation later this week in Honolulu
Stories by Richard Schiffman
Waging War on Wildlife Crime
Paleontologist-turned-politician Richard Leakey leads the charge in Kenya's war on poaching
Psilocybin: A Journey beyond the Fear of Death?
Johns Hopkins clinical pharmacologist Roland Griffiths talks about a major new study hinting at psychedelic drugs as therapeutic powerhouses
Why Kenya Is Burning 100 Tons of Elephant Ivory
Paleontologist-turned-politician Richard Leakey talks with Scientific American about his efforts to save Kenya’s wildlife
Illegal Ivory Set to Be Crushed in Times Square
U.S. agencies hope the spectacle will raise public awareness of the growing elephant slaughter
Amazon Deforestation Takes a Turn for the Worse
A new report reveals an uptick in the destruction of Brazil’s rainforests
