EngineeringJuly 20, 2019
Why Two Moonships Were Better Than One
Engineer John Houbolt pushed for a smaller ship to land on the lunar surface while the command module stayed in orbit around the moon.
Culture
CultureJuly 19, 2019
How Poetry Can Help Communicate Science
It can break down the barriers that separate experts from the rest of us
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
CultureJuly 18, 2019
When the Moon Was a Monster
Some 70 years before the Apollo 11 landing, a malevolent natural satellite first landed on the big screen
The SciencesJuly 9, 2019
Why Baseballs Are Flying in 2019
An analysis of the 2019 edition of the Major League baseball points to reasons why it's leaving ballparks at a record rate.
ChemistryJuly 2, 2019
Her Nobel Research Outshines Her Star Turn
CultureJuly 1, 2019
Art Meets Science in These Dazzling Lamps Made of Microbes
Swedish designer Jan Klingler has garnered attention for his stunning lighting featuring bacteria
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2019
A Saturn V LEGO Set, a Moon Images Exhibit and New Science Books
Special Apollo 11–themed recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
CultureJuly 1, 2019
What Game of Thrones Reveals about Moral Decision-Making
The fantasy series highlights profound questions of philosophy and psychology
The SciencesJune 4, 2019
Remembering Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Nobel Laureate in Physics who identified the quark, died May 24th.
CultureJune 3, 2019
The Science of Barbecue
It’s a mélange of chemistry, neuroscience and evolutionary biology, flavored with a big dollop of regional pride
CultureJune 1, 2019
An Intimate Portrait of Asian Elephants, A Case for Math-Driven Physics, and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
CultureMay 17, 2019
The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones
It’s not just bad storytelling—it’s because the storytelling style changed from sociological to psychological