The First Stars in the Universe
Not long after the big bang's flash, all light left the cosmos. Astronomers are now solving the mystery of its return
Features
How Hunting Made Us Human
For decades anthropologists have debated when and how our ancestors became skilled hunters. Recent discoveries have yielded surprising new insights
How RNA Discoveries Are Radically Changing Gene Therapy and Other Medical Treatments
Long overlooked as a mere cellular housekeeper, RNA has emerged as a path to a new world of medical treatment
MicroRNA May Block All Strains of Hepatitis C
Targeting a microRNA in liver cells could disable a silent killer
Could RNA Drugs Defeat Ebola Virus?
An RNA-based treatment may stop the Ebola virus in its tracks
Robots Explore the World’s Deepest Ocean Trenches
High-tech submersibles are poised to systematically explore the ocean's deepest trenches, answering long-standing questions about exotic creatures, the source of tsunamis and the origin of life on Earth...
Genetic Maps of the Brain Lead to Surprises
The first detailed maps of what our genes are doing inside our brains show how very different we are from mice and challenge a long-held theory of how our gray matter works
Earth Will Cross the Climate Danger Threshold by 2036
The rate of global temperature rise mayhave hit a plateau, but a climate crisis still looms in the near future
The Secret Spiritual History of Calculus
Integral calculus originated in a 17th-century debate that was as religious as it was scientific
Departments
- From the Editor
Explorations into the Universe, the Oceans and Ourselves
- Letters
Readers Respond to "Your Brain on Google"
- Advances
What Stephen Hawking Really Meant When He Said There Are No Black Holes
Cholesterol Might be Linked to Breast Cancer
“Invasive” Cockroach Species Lived in the U.S. 49 Million Years Ago
A Proto-Lake on the High Plains
Could Your Texts, Tweets and Selfies Be Funding War in Africa?
Drugs from a Sloth's Back
Cannibal Spiders May Have Poor Impulse Control
No-Till Farming Is Even Better for Wildlife Than Thought
New Hybrid Solar Device Exploits the Best of Both Worlds
The Army’s Flying Car Could Take Off This Year
A One-Way Street for Sound
A Simple Way to Slash Unnecessary Drug Prescriptions
Blind Cave Fish Could Change Our Understanding of Evolution
- Forum
When Big Data Marketing Becomes Stalking
- The Science Agenda
Protect the Endangered Species Act [Editorial]
- TechnoFiles
The Net Neutrality Debate in 2 Minutes or Less
- Skeptic
What Science Tells Us about Why We Lie
- Anti Gravity
When It Comes to the Baseball Stat Rage, Quantification Doesn't Always Make It Science
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
50 Years Ago: Dyson on Detecting Alien Life
- Graphic Science
Democrats and Republicans Agree on Climate Change
- Reviews
Book Review: The Oldest Living Things in the World
Book Review: You Are Here
Book Review: Life Unfolding
Book Review: The Age of Radiance
