Biggest Questions in Science

At its essence, science pursues knowledge by asking and answering questions. In this collection, Scientific American Custom Media, along with our partners at The Kavli Prize, explore the work of scientists who pursue the biggest questions in neuroscience, nanoscience and astrophysics. From the atomic scale to the galactic, the truths these scientists have uncovered are fundamental, and they have reshaped our understanding of how the universe works.