Scientific American Magazine

New financial networks could stop the concentration of wealth and increase participation in the economy—but only if used with care

The first big digital currency gave us a glimpse of a new economic order—one that raises more questions than answers

The ultimate social impact of blockchain technology depends on who controls our digital identities

Scientists are urgently transplanting, fertilizing and enhancing corals to help them adapt to warmer oceans, but rebuilding entire reefs will be daunting

The Axion Dark Matter Experiment just entered the most sensitive phase yet in its search for invisible particles to explain the universe's hidden mass

Many new drugs trigger an immune reaction that cripples them—and the race is on to thwart the attack

Isolation from others can lead to a range of illnesses and even premature death. New science is probing causes and solutions to the problem of social disconnection

New fossil analyses and insights from evolutionary developmental biology elucidate the long-sought origin of serpents