Everyday Science

The virus spreading in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has led to food shortages and neglect of other devastating tropical illnesses

Christo Wilson, a computer scientist at Northeastern University, says prices online are "super subjective" and vary according to your past clicks and purchases or whether you are shopping on a mobile phone. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Americans are obsessed with happiness, but other cultures see things differently

Tell us how you use your smartphone, which gadgets it has replaced and where you would like to see the technology go

New Ebola guidelines for hospitals may help, but workers need training and support to be adequately prepared for new cases

A Halloween-themed activity from Science Buddies

Drones could learn more about the inner workings of these destructive storms with less risk

This blog is the third in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.

For consumers of cannabis, passing the kouchie can often lead to the inability to pass up any munchies. A recent study conducted by a team of neuroscientists and led by Edgar Soria-Gómez and Giovanni Marsicano may shed some light on the marijuana-munchies connection.

You could be absorbing anywhere from 10 to 90 percent of the nutrients in a given food. Find out which factors affect nutrient absorption

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - For years, the utilities responsible for providing electricity to the nation have treated residential solar systems as a threat.

An ocean debris pile, much further inland than expected, testifies to past giant waves from the north.