CultureJuly 24, 2020
Old Art Offers Agriculture Info
Art museums are filled with centuries-old paintings with details of plants that today give us clues about evolution and breeding practices.
Culture
CultureJuly 23, 2020
Tanks Carry Tourists into the French Alps
Originally published in November 1919
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
NeuroscienceJuly 23, 2020
The Beautiful Things inside Your Head: Winners of the 10th Annual Art of Neuroscience Contest
The top works—and our favorites—range from interactive pieces to a pen-and-paper drawing
PolicyJuly 21, 2020
And the Winner of the First Ever Nobel Prize Is ...
Originally published in February 1900
Public HealthJuly 20, 2020
Civil War Vaccine May Have Lessons for COVID-19
Vaccination used against smallpox during the Civil War reveals the identity of the distantly related virus used to keep troops disease-free.
OpinionJuly 8, 2020
Black Images Matter: How Cameras Helped—and Sometimes Harmed—Black People
From Frederick Douglass to George Floyd, photography has been key for racial justice. But cameras have also been used to hurt
CultureJuly 1, 2020
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2020
Darwin’s legacy on nerves and behavior; the epic tale of monuments
CultureJuly 1, 2020
The Poetry of Autopsy
Science in meter and verse
CultureJuly 1, 2020
Vintage Scientific American Covers by Fish Illustrator Stanley Meltzoff
The latest science book recommendations from our editors
OpinionJune 25, 2020
How I Built a 3-D Model of the Coronavirus for Scientific American
Rendering SARS-CoV-2 in molecular detail required a mix of research, hypothesis and artistic license
CultureJune 23, 2020
Bored Moviegoers Want to See Real Actors
Originally published in June 1909
OpinionJune 20, 2020
RIP David Perlman, the Dean of American Science Writing
Among other things, he covered the Apollo moon landings, the rise of recombinant DNA technology and the emergence of AIDS