Culture
Pirates Needed Science, Too
On International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here's an eye-patch-witness account of how science helps in all peg-leg walks of life, even piracy
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EARTH
Science News Briefs from Around the World
A few very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe.
Culture
The Environment’s New Clothes: Biodegradable Textiles Grown from Live Organisms
To combat the ill effects of “fast fashion,” designers look for more sustainable methods
Culture
Museum Digs Out a Future from Charred Scientific Ruins
Brazil’s tragic fire sends a wake-up call to neglected national museums worldwide
Biology
Here's Looking at Humanity, Kid
Senior Editor Gary Stix talks about the September special issue of Scientific American , devoted to the science of being human. And Brown University evolutionary biologist Ken Miller discusses human chromosome 2 and what it tells us about us...
Behavior
How to Build a Better Childhood
Design and architecture critic Alexandra Lange examines the material world we’ve created for children
Culture
A Brief History of How We Figured Out How Lava Happens: Melting the Earth
A very entertaining read on how we figured out how volcanoes actually work
Biology
Rescuing Ancient Art from Microbes
An effort to develop new products to conserve a collection of lithographs has revealed two new species of fungi
Culture
Essential Seaweed, the History of Cardiology, Neil deGrasse Tyson on Astrophysics and War and Other New Science Books
Book Recommendations from the Editors of Scientific American
Culture
Readers Respond to the May 2018 Issue
Letters to the editor from the May 2018 issue of Scientific American
Culture
Why STEM Students Need Humanities Courses
The more science and technology dominate our culture, the more we need the humanities
Finding Your Own Way to Put the "A" in STEAM
Combining art and STEM can provide a relaxing outlet or a worthy challenge
Culture
Life at the Improv: The Power of Imagination
Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, talks about his two latest books, The Evolution of Imagination and Why We Need Religion.
Culture
Prize-Winning Images of the Brain
Check out this year’s winners of The Art of Neuroscience competition
Culture
Prize-Winning Images of the Brain
Check out this year’s winners of The Art of Neuroscience competition
Remembering Bunji Tagawa
A look back at one of Scientific American’s most prolific illustrators and the racial injustice he endured
Space & Physics
Solar Eclipse of 2017 Boosted Science Interest
The Michigan Scientific Literacy Survey of 2017 found that last year's total solar eclipse got Americans more interested in celestial science.
Culture
Readers Respond to the April 2018 Issue
Letters to the editor from the April 2018 issue of Scientific American
Culture
1968: Water for Breathing; 1868: Sex and Rabies in Dogs
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
Culture
The Irreplaceable Bee, an Epic Physics Experiment, and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
