Stories by The Editors

Decades of study demonstrate that being productive and happy on the job go hand in hand

The U.S. presidential election shows how far the political conversation has degenerated from the nation's founding principles of truth and evidence

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It is unscientific and unfair to bar female athletes with elevated testosterone

Before war and time destroy more of our important cultural sites, we need to save them in 3-D digital libraries

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Nations must agree on penalties with sharp teeth to discourage state-sponsored cyber attacks

Peddling pharmaceuticals on TV is a lousy form of health education, and it can also drive up medical costs

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Three decades after Chernobyl, the U.S. needs to tackle its own ominous nuclear safety problem

Five experts share recent studies, classical research and professional experiences that shed light on defusing the threat of extremism

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Blood tests are safer for pregnant women but do not tell the whole truth

Presidential candidates need to address this painful problem, but some duck it

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Which of our posts did readers flock to this year? Stories about Lenin’s embalming, war in space and more!

An historic climate-change agreement, new views of the solar system, cybersecurity shortcomings and the discovery of a new human species—these and other events highlight the year in science and technology as selected by SA's editors

10 big advances that will improve life, transform computing and maybe even save the planet

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Low oil and gas prices make this the right time to tax fossil fuels

Teams behind advances in neutrino particle physics, topology, optogenetics and other fields took home science’s richest prize

Superpowers are flexing military muscles in orbit, but the U.S. can lead the world away from a planetary disaster

Scientific American MIND readers share their own “counterfactual” musings