CultureMay 1, 2021
The Ups and Downs of an Impossible Staircase
A 3-D reimagining of a classic illusion reveals new depths
Culture
CultureMay 1, 2021
Poem: ‘String Theory’
Science in meter and verse
May Issue: Your Heart in Flames. Read Now!
DiversityApril 1, 2021
Why Building a Diverse Company Is Good for Business
Celeste Warren of drug manufacturer Merck discusses diversity in science and medicine and the journey of rising up in the ranks of a major multinational company
CultureApril 1, 2021
Poem: ‘Picture a Clerihew’
Science in meter and verse
CultureApril 1, 2021
How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy
A paleontologist and an illustrator team up to make mythical creatures follow biomechanical rules
CultureApril 1, 2021
Sweeping Whale Streaming Series, Profile of CRISPR Discoverer and an Examination of Future Realities
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
CultureMarch 5, 2021
The Famed Painting The Scream Holds a Hidden Message
Open speculation about his mental health plagued the artist Edvard Munch. In his most famous work, he left a biting commentary
CultureMarch 1, 2021
The Military’s Role in Oceanography, Deadly Pharmaceutical Negligence, and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
CultureFebruary 26, 2021
The COVID Zoom Boom Is Reshaping Sign Language
Deaf people are adapting signs to accommodate the limitations of video communication while working from home
CultureFebruary 25, 2021
Looking Glass? Look Again
This illusion turns empty frames into mirrors
DiversityFebruary 24, 2021
Finding Yourself and Your Community when You Are Black in STEM
Antonio Baines is trying to build a more diverse science, one student at a time
OpinionFebruary 17, 2021
The Most Accurate Flat Map of Earth Yet
A cosmologist and his colleagues tackle a centuries-old cartographic conundrum