The Origin of Human Creativity Was Surprisingly Complex
New evidence of ancient ingenuity forces scientists to reconsider when our ancestors started thinking outside the box
Features
Theory Explains How Star Clusters Form and Evolve
All stars are born in groups but then slowly disperse into space. A new theory seeks to explain how these groups form and fall apart or, in rare cases, persist for hundreds of millions of years...
No More OJ? An Invasive Insect Threatens the Citrus Industry
A devastating disease is killing citrus trees from Florida to California
The Robobee Project Is Building Flying Robots the Size of Insects
Thousands of robotic insects will take to the skies in pursuit of a shared goal
Could Monkeypox Take Over Where Smallpox Left Off?
Smallpox may be gone, but its viral cousins—monkeypox and cowpox—are staging a comeback
The U.S. Is Building Massive DNA Databases
Cops can collect DNA when making an arrest, sometimes before charging a person with a crime. This practice poses a threat to the civil liberties of innocent people
A Dolphin’s Tale: How Researchers Gave One Bottlenose a Prosthetic Tail
A bottlenose named Winter lost her tail to a crab trap. So scientists built her a new one
Departments
How to Slow Firearm Deaths without Banning All Guns
Toilet Issue: Anthropologists Uncover All the Ways We've Wiped
The Age of Anxiety, 1963
- From the Editor
How Human Creativity Arose
- Letters
Readers Respond to "America's Science Problem"
- Advances
Cloud-Borne Bacteria May Affect Human Health and the Environment
Amazon Struggles to Adapt to Drought
Patent Watch: A Heart Monitor in Your Phone
Organic versus Conventional: A Scanner May Say Which Is Healthier
Record Numbers of Teens Think Marijuana Is Harmless
Robotic Subs May Help Track Weather and Ocean Health
Medical Advice before Taking a Spaceflight
New Observatories May Help Predict Flooding From Pacific Storms
Palms May Be the Oldest Living Trees
Mathematicians Solve Problem of Folding a Pop-up Tent
New Data Shows Earth Is Probably Safe From Asteroids
A Statistician Brings Data-Driven Thinking to Criminal Justice
Drones Could Help Protect Kenyan Rhinos
Small Guts May Be a Tradeoff for Big Brains
- Forum
Critical Thinking Is Best Taught Outside the Classroom
- The Science of Health
Small Gadgets That Make You Healthier
- TechnoFiles
Is Your User Content Online Legally Yours?
- Recommended
Recommended: Red Rover
Recommended: The Bonobo and the Atheist
Recommended: To Save Everything Click Here
Recommended: Storm Kings
- Skeptic
How Skeptics Can Break the Cycle of False Beliefs
- Graphic Science
Has NASA Become Mars-Obsessed?
