The Seventh Sense
Long thought to be divorced from the brain, the immune system turns out to be intimately involved in its functioning
Features
Is Dark Matter Real?
Astrophysicists have piled up observations that are difficult to explain with dark matter. It is time to consider that there may be more to gravity than Einstein taught us
Surrendering to Rising Seas
Coastal communities struggling to adapt to rising seas are beginning to do what was once unthinkable: retreat
Teachers Help One Another Bring Evolution Back to the Classroom
Research shows that 60 percent of American teachers avoid or skimp on teaching evolution. A growing movement is trying to change that
The Biggest Waves in the World, Explained
Forecasting technology and surfer experience create record rides on the planet’s biggest breakers
Gallery: Beautiful Works of Art Are Generated by Austere Mathematical Rules
Images and sculptures inspired by mathematical principles show off the intense beauty of the discipline
How Termites Shape the Natural World
Interactions between termites and vegetation explain mysterious patterns throughout the world
Departments
- From the Editor
A Sense of Discovery: How the Immune System Works with the Brain
- Letters
Readers Respond to the April 2018 Issue
- Advances
Asteroid Sample-Return Spacecraft Are Approaching Their Targets
Tiny Worms Survive Forces 400,000 Times Stronger Than Gravity on Earth
Plants Are the World's Dominant Life-Form
The Other Reason Mosquitoes Want to Suck Your Blood
Traffic Noise Makes Caterpillars' Hearts Beat Faster
Jaguars Thrive in Lightly Logged Forests
IKEA-Building Robot Conquers Touchy-Feely Challenge
Prosthetic Limb Restores a Sense of Body Position
In Case You Missed It
- Forum
We Need to Capture Carbon to Fight Climate Change
- The Science of Health
Ba-Boom! There Goes Your Hearing
- The Science Agenda
Cities Need to Prepare for Water Day Zero
- TechnoFiles
Google's Duplex AI Scares Some People, but I Can't Wait for It to Become a Thing
- Recommended
The Irreplaceable Bee, an Epic Physics Experiment, and Other New Science Books
- Skeptic
What Personal Genome Testing Can and Can't Do
- Anti Gravity
New Research about Eating, Sleeping, Eliminating and Snuggling
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
1968: Water for Breathing; 1868: Sex and Rabies in Dogs
- Graphic Science
The Sunspot Cycle Is More Intricate Than Previously Thought
