The SciencesOctober 23, 2015
A Fossil Find Gets Entangled with South Africa's Apartheid Past
Some prominent South Africans associate Homo naledi with stereotypes of blacks promulgated during decades of whites-only rule
History of Science
The SciencesOctober 16, 2015
Electronics Fight Submarines, 1915
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The SciencesOctober 9, 2015
Fate of Torpedoed Ships, 1915
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
Skepticism Versus Spiritualism: A Q&A with Author David Jaher
Jaher chronicles a 1920s Scientific American contest meant to uncover the truth about speaking with the dead
EvolutionOctober 5, 2015
Ancient Toothy Mammal Survived Dino Apocalypse
Hiding out in what is now New Mexico, beaver-like animal used specialized dentition to live on plants
The SciencesOctober 2, 2015
War Comes to the Alps, 1915
The SciencesOctober 1, 2015
Natural History, 1915 [Slide Show]
A look at how we saw the natural world a century ago
The SciencesSeptember 30, 2015
Has Giant LIGO Experiment Seen Gravitational Waves?
An improbable rumor has started that the observatory has already made a discovery — but even if true, the signal could be a drill
EnvironmentSeptember 29, 2015
Antinuclear Austria Should Lead the Way on Nuclear Power
Though constitutionally outlawed, atomic energy is ripe for development in the central European country
TechnologySeptember 25, 2015
Aircraft Communication, 1915
The SciencesSeptember 24, 2015
9,000-Year-Old Decapitated Skull Found under Amputated Hands
The discovery may be evidence of the oldest known case of ritual beheading in the New World
The SciencesSeptember 18, 2015
Teenage Clockmaker Upholds Long Scientific Tradition
As Daniel Boorstin, former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of History, once put it, clockmakers were the "pioneer scientific instrument makers"