Scientific American Magazine

“Firewalls” of particles may border black holes, confounding both general relativity and quantum mechanics

Working on a very small scale lets scientists give drugs abilities denied to larger molecules

Tiny vehicles for chemotherapy boost tumor-busting skills and reduce side effects

Ball-shaped molecules release flares when they encounter malignancy

New materials will not simply cover wounds—they will be able to alert doctors to problems and deliver fine-tuned drugs

Flexible circuits can be implanted without tearing vital organs

The technical challenges may take 20 years or more to overcome, but the first steps toward remote-controlled medicine have already begun

How a small group of visionaries are trying to feed China—and save the world's oceans

Self-control is not just a puritanical virtue. It is a key psychological trait that breeds success at work and play—and in overcoming life's hardships

Step one: Stop counting on others to protect you

Cichlid fishes have undergone a mind-boggling degree of speciation. New research is revealing features of their genomes that primed them to diversify so spectacularly