Scientific American Magazine

Genomic studies of the world's major grain crops, together with a technology called marker-assisted breeding, could yield a new green revolution

Arsenic in drinking water could severely poison 50 million people worldwide. Strategies being tested in Bangladesh might help prevent the problem

New burrowing nuclear weapons could destroy subterranean military facilities--but their strategic and tactical utility is questionable

By exploiting fundamental physical laws, tethers may provide low-cost electrical power, drag, thrust, and artificial gravity for spaceflight

Organic semiconductor devices can make more than just bendable displays. They will find use in wearable electronics, chemical sensors, skin for robots and innumerable other applications

Patients can get relief from pain or overcome their phobias by immersing themselves in computer-generated worlds

Lawrence M. Krauss speaks about unfinished business