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Orra White Hitchcock’s elegant 19th-century geologic drawings shine at the American Folk Art Museum

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

A few very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe.

To combat the ill effects of “fast fashion,” designers look for more sustainable methods 

Brazil’s tragic fire sends a wake-up call to neglected national museums worldwide

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.

Design and architecture critic Alexandra Lange examines the material world we’ve created for children

An effort to develop new products to conserve a collection of lithographs has revealed two new species of fungi

Letters to the editor from the May 2018 issue of Scientific American

Book Recommendations from the Editors of Scientific American

A very entertaining read on how we figured out how volcanoes actually work

Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, talks about his two latest books, The Evolution of Imagination and Why We Need Religion.