Scientific American Magazine

Recent genetic and cellular discoveries are among the advances pointing to improved treatments for this increasingly common disorder

Semiconductor manufacturers are giving their products a dousing in the name of faster, smaller, cheaper

Pumping carbon dioxide underground to avoid warming the atmosphere is feasible, but only if several key challenges can be met

Physicists are hunting for an elusive particle that would reveal the presence of a new kind of field that permeates all of reality. Finding that Higgs field will give us a more complete understanding about how the universe works

One rover found an ancient desert; the other, a once watery world. The Red Planet's diversity rivals Earth's

Computer modeling is helping unravel the archaeological mysteries of the American Southwest