Scientific American Magazine

Newly developed compounds derived from the immune system may help combat cocaine abuse by destroying the drug soon after it enters the bloodstream

Astronomers have found more than 1,000 "low-surface-brightness" galaxies over the past decade, significantly altering our views of how galaxies evolve and how mass is distributed in the universe

In addition to his famous inventions, Thomas Edison's fertile imagination gave the world a host of little known technologies, from talking dolls to poured-concrete houses

Bacteria converse with one another and with plants and animals by emitting and reacting to chemical signals. The need to "talk" may help explain why the microbes synthesize a vast array of compounds

As computer capabilities increase, mathematicianscan better characterize and manipulate gargantuan figures.Even so, some numbers can only be imagined

From hundreds of kilometers away in space, orbiting instruments can detect subtle buckling of the earth's crust

New ways to fend off antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Increased concern for animals, among scientists as well as the public, is changing the ways in which animals are used for research and safety testing