Technology
GM Foods on Trial
Proponents of genetically modified crops say the technology is the only way to feed a warming, increasingly populous world. Critics say we tamper with nature at our peril. Who is right?
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Mind & Brain
How Is Creativity Differentially Related to Schizophrenia and Autism?
Autism and schizophrenia are related to different forms of creativity
The Sciences
Wild Chimps Seen Drinking Alcoholic Beverage
In west Africa researchers observed wild chimps seek out and drink fermented tree sap left outside by humans. Karen Hopkin reports
Mind & Brain
Color You Remember Seeing Isn't What You Saw
People tend to remember a color they saw, for example green-blue teal, as being closer to a more stereotypical variant, such as straight blue or green. Karen Hopkin reports
Mind & Brain
Overworking Your Brain Can Spark Ideas
Mental exhaustion can unleash creativity, research shows
Evolution
Animals Don't Use Facebook but They Have Social Networks, Too
Lee Dugatkin, evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist at the University of Louisville, talks about his article in the June Scientific American called "The Networked Animal," about how social networks in disparate animals species affect the lives of the entire group and its individual members...
The Sciences
Ancient Human Migration Route Marked by Snail Shell "Bread Crumbs"
Fragments of edible marine snail shells found in Lebanon support the idea that ancient humans went from Africa to Europe through the Levant. Cynthia Graber reports
Culture
The Humanities and Science Share the Virtues of Empiricism and Skepticism
Reason, empiricism and skepticism are not virtues of science alone
The Sciences
Take a Bite out of the Math of Math
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng, tenured in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. and currently Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago talks about her new book How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics ...
Health
High Heels Heighten Health Hazard
Emergency room visits due to high heel shoe–related injuries doubled between 2002 and 2012. Erika Beras reports
The Sciences
Book by Biologist Jerry Coyne Goes Too Far in Denouncing Religion, Defending Science
John Horgan critiques biologist Jerry Coyne's new book Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible.
Culture
Head Games
Match wits with the Mensa puzzlers
The Sciences
Learning Anatomy with Candy
Medical student Michael McCormick makes diagrams of organs, tissues, and molecules made from candies, cookies, and fruit as candyanatomy on Instagram. ...
Space & Physics
On Mauna Kea, Astronomers and Hawaiians Can Share the Skies
The Thirty Meter Telescope can revolutionize astronomy and become a part of the holy mountain’s rich cultural heritage
The Sciences
Mummy Mavens Unwrap Preservation Methods
In 1994 researchers made a mummy. Now scientists have reverse engineered the process to figure out how it's done, with the mummy makers still around to tell them how they did. Cynthia Graber reports ...
The Sciences
25 Terrific Science(y) Books
John Horgan lists 25 of his favorite science(y) books, from Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams to Joyce's Ulysses
The Sciences
First Woman MLBer Will Probably Pitch
Contemporary women's baseball chronicler Jennifer Ring says the fastest women pitchers currently hit speeds in the 80s (mph) and it keeps going up. Steve Mirsky reports
Culture
Book Review: Invisible
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
The Sciences
Internet Troll Sub-Culture's Savage Spoofing of Mainstream Media [Excerpt]
A new book details the success of trolls in turning the media against itself
Culture
The Equation for a Happy Mother's Day
What's the most important holiday in May? Obviously it's Mother's Day. But did you know there's an equation that can help you celebrate Mom? Keep on reading to find out what it is!
