Scientific American Magazine

New evidence suggests the solar system's early eras were defined by wandering worlds and staggering displays of interplanetary destruction

How it arises is only now becoming clear

Conservationists are looking to ecotourism to preserve Myanmar's wilderness, but challenges abound

Scientists are trying to make quantum computers a reality by connecting many small networks together into one large whole

Jellyfish manipulate physics to become the most efficient animals moving in the sea

Did the most successful family of languages in history originate in Turkey or the Pontic steppes? New evidence from DNA and evolutionary biology has only heightened the scientific disagreements

By growing trees, shrubs and other perennial plants among crops in the field, African farmers can revitalize some badly depleted soils while raising food yields