TechnologyDecember 25, 2012
Scientific American Staff Picks: 10 Apps for Your Smart Phone or Tablet
Load up your new device with these geek-centric apps
Stories by The Editors
The SciencesDecember 24, 2012
The Most Popular Scientific American Stories of 2012
Here are the stories you clicked on the most on our site
December 1, 2012
World Changing Ideas 2012
10 innovations that are radical enough to alter our lives
TechnologyNovember 28, 2012
Live Chat at 12:30 P.M. EST on What Good Is a Home 3-D Printer?
Join us for a live online chat with Mark Frauenfelder, editor in chief of MAKE magazine and co-editor of Boing Boing. He will help us understand what might be possible with a 3-D printer in your family room
Mind & BrainNovember 14, 2012
Chat at 12:30 PM EST on Sex, Risk and Power
Join us for a live online chat about the psychology behind sex drive and why so many people are willing to risk it all for a good time
EnvironmentNovember 13, 2012
Storm Warnings: Climate Change and Extreme Weather-SA`s Latest E-Book
TechnologyNovember 13, 2012
Watch: How to Merge Your Real and Virtual Worlds [Video]
Going beyond smart phone apps, augmented reality will take the next steps with Google Glass and other technologies that create a new kind of seamlessness and telepresence. A NOVA ScienceNow video with David Pogue
Mind & BrainNovember 8, 2012
See This: Hallucinations with Oliver Sacks, November 9, 8 P.M. EST [Live]
The renown neurologist talks about how the brain creates hallucinations—watch this hour-long discussion live and send questions to him via Twitter
TechnologyNovember 7, 2012
Live Chat on Election Fraud -- November 7 at 12:30 P.M. EST
Join us for a live online chat with computer scientist Andrew Appel of Princeton University. Dr. Appel will help us understand election security and voter fraud in light of yesterday's events
PolicyNovember 1, 2012
Science in an Election Year
Scientific American rates the candidates' answers to 14 science questions
Mind & BrainNovember 1, 2012
Introducing the Genius Issue
The minds of exceptionally creative people hold answers for us all
EnvironmentOctober 30, 2012
The Science of Tropical Cyclone Sandy--Live Chat, October 30 [Transcript]
Join us for a live online chat with climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh of Stanford University. He will help us understand the science behind Hurricane Sandy
The SciencesOctober 25, 2012
Playing Politics: The Science of Elections-SA`s Latest E-Book
HealthOctober 2, 2012
Scientific American s Growing Catalogue of E-Book Titles Includes HIV and AIDS, Exploring Mars, The Higgs Boson and More
PolicyOctober 1, 2012
The World's Best Countries in Science [Interactive]
October 1, 2012
Expand the Nobel Prize to Award Teams, Not Just Individuals
Now that teams, not individuals, drive high-impact science,the Nobel Foundation should change how it awards its prize
The SciencesSeptember 18, 2012
Chat at Noon EDT about the Best Science Writing Online in 2012
Join us for a live online chat with the editors of The Best Science Writing 2012, aka The Open Laboratory 2012
TechnologySeptember 4, 2012
Science Explainer: The Physics of the Tennis Serve [Video]
How do the pros at the U.S. Open ace their serves? With a little bit of cow and a lot of topspin
The SciencesSeptember 4, 2012
Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions
Find out where the candidates stand on climate change, research, energy, space and more
HealthSeptember 1, 2012
A Call for Safer Drugs for Kids
Many of the medicines children take have never been proved safe and effective for them. A new law will help change that
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2012
Breaking Past the Limits of Science
How will we transcend today's barriers to get smarter, live longer and expand the power of human innovation?
Mind & BrainSeptember 1, 2012
New Classrooms Can Change Children's Brains
EvolutionAugust 17, 2012
Online Chat at Noon EDT on Shark Biodiversity and Conservation
Join us for a live online chat with David Shiffman, a shark conservation biologist and blogger, who will help us understand shark biodiversity and the threats facing sharks today
The SciencesAugust 14, 2012
Sergei Kapitza, Editor of Scientific American`s Russian Edition, Dead at 84