Space
Supermassive Black Hole Found in Unlikely Cosmic Backwater
The discovery of an object 17 billion times the sun's mass may mean many more such monsters are out there
Stories by Sarah Lewin Frasier
Space
NASA Picks Tiny Satellites to Ride on Giant Rocket's First Flight
When the Space Launch System launches in 2018, its passengers will be 13 small CubeSats off to explore the solar system
Space
Superfast "Cannonball" Star Likely Blasted from Supernova
Rocketing along at more than 960,000 miles per hour, the rare star is stained in mysterious carbon
Space
A Garden Grows in Space: First Zinnias Bloom, to an Astronaut's Delight
NASA’s Veggie program takes a big step forward in its goal to learn how to grow more complicated plants in space
Space
Dying Star Destroys a Dwarf Planet
Astronomers witness a white dwarf star ripping worlds to pieces in real time
Arts & Culture
In Celebration of Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer
A Q&A with artist Sydney Padua, whose graphic novel illustrates the Victorian mathematician’s friendship with inventor Charles Babbage
Space
Astronomers Spy Unexplained Ripples Racing through an Infant Solar System
Moving at 35,000 kilometers per hour, the mysterious waves could come from stellar flares or unseen planets
Space
The Room with the Weakest Magnetic Field on Earth
Experiments in the chamber could answer these five questions
Space
NASA Camera Snaps Stunning View of Earth and Moon [Video]
The Deep Space Climate Observatory watches our planet from more than a million kilometers away
Math
Book Review: Genius at Play
Recommendations from Scientific American
Space
Neptune's Strange Magnetic Field Stretches Arms in New Model [Video]
The field is 27 times more powerful than Earth’s and sits at an angle on the planet, changing chaotically as it interacts with the solar wind
Evolution
A 100-Year Debate about the Eardrum Comes to an End
Why does the membrane look remarkably similar in mammals and reptiles?
Environment
Dams over the Decades
Evolution
Did Dinosaurs Walk on Their Fingertips at One Point?
Modern-day alligators may illustrate how dinosaurs went from two-legged to four
Evolution
New Mathematics Could Neutralize Pathogens That Resist Antibiotics
A “time machine” algorithm, backed by experimental data, reveals how to cycle drugs to reverse resistance
Space
Book Review:Black Hole
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
Physics
Instant Egghead: How do geysers erupt over and over?
Geologists release the most detailed data set yet on the explosive choreography between water and steam
Biology
Mother Plants Tell Their Seeds When to Sprout
Parents pass down “memories” of recent temperatures to prepare seed for incoming spring weather
Arts & Culture
Book Review: Invisible
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
Space
CSI: Aliens--Astronomers Prep to Detect Cryptic Exoplanet Biosignals
Simulations and laboratory tests are compiling signs of familiar and unearthly life that could be visible in future telescopes
