Scientific American Magazine

Science and technology are society's main engines of prosperity. Who gets to drive them?

Global figures on diversity in the science and engineering workforce are hard to come by, but what we know is not flattering

Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working

 Gender and culture influence research on a fundamental level

Networked technology and social media are enabling outsiders to gather and crunch data

How a researcher’s background can determine her mission

In a diverse team, the best ideas are more likely to rise to the top

How women and men fare in doctoral studies around the world

There is no formula for bringing diversity to the workplace or classroom, but new research that deepens our understanding of how diversity operates suggests some modestly successful strategies

To change the equation, start changing the perception

If the recent discovery of gravitational waves emanating from the early universe holds up under scrutiny, it will illuminate a connection between gravity and quantum mechanics and perhaps, in the process, verify the existence of other universes

Researchers are racing to breed beneficial new traits into the dangerously homogeneous coffee crop before it succumbs to disease or other threats

Physical pushes and pulls on a cell, not just genes, determine whether it will become part of a bone, a brain—or a deadly tumor

Methane hydrates could solve the world's energy challenge—or make global warming worse

In what would be his centennial year, Martin Gardner, the longtime author of Scientific American's celebrated Mathematical Games column, continues to inspire mathematicians and puzzle lovers