Scientific American Magazine

Genomic paw prints in the DNA of the world's wild cats have clarified the cat family tree and uncovered several remarkable migrations in their past

Two prominent defenders of science exchange their views on how scientists ought to approach religion and its followers

Evidence is mounting that global warming enhances a cyclone's damaging winds and flooding rains

Researchers are closing in on the rules that the brain uses to lay down memories. Discovery of this memory code could lead to the design of smarter computers and robots and even to new ways to peer into the human mind

Encoded light transmissions can provide the wireless devices in a room with multimedia Web services such as videoconferencing, movies on demand and more

Understanding chronic inflammation, which contributes to heart disease, Alzheimer's and a variety of other ailments, may be a key to unlocking the mysteries of cancer

A new way to examine humanity's impact on the environment is to consider how the world would fare if all the people disappeared