EnvironmentNovember 10, 2015
Record Levels of CO2 Herald the Future of Climate Change
Global warming has become a 1-degree Celsius reality, making progress at climate talks in Paris even more imperative
History of Science
The SciencesNovember 6, 2015
The Phonograph Goes to War, 1915
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The SciencesNovember 6, 2015
When Naïve Realism Collides with Postmodernism
A scientific realist defends his faith against Fire in the Mind, a classic work of postmodern science journalism.
The SciencesNovember 2, 2015
Stephen Jay Gould on Marx, Kuhn and Punk Meek
Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould was influenced by Marx and Kuhn as well as by Darwin.
The SciencesOctober 30, 2015
Electronic Ears for Air Defense, 1915
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: October 30, 1915
HealthOctober 23, 2015
Bronze Age Skeletons Were the Earliest Plague Victims
Deadly disease suspected to have driven mass migrations across Europe and Asia
The SciencesOctober 23, 2015
U.S. Navy and the Arms Race, 1915
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: October 23, 1915
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
The SciencesOctober 16, 2015
Electronics Fight Submarines, 1915
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