Evolution
Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies
Fossils and mathematical modeling are helping to answer long-standing questions about these bizarre animals
Features
Neuroscience
Is Death Reversible?
An experiment that partially revived slaughterhouse pig brains raises questions about the precise end point of life
Public Health
A New Theory of Obesity
“Ultraprocessed” foods seem to trigger neural signals that make us want more and more calories, unlike other foods in the Western diet
Physics
New Clues in the Hunt for a Room-Temperature Superconductor
Could new theoretical and computational advances finally deliver the elusive room-temperature superconductor?
Biology
The Struggle to Save Heirloom Rice in India
Long-forgotten varieties of the staple crop can survive flood, drought and other calamities. The challenge is bringing them back
Policy & Ethics
The Significant Problem of P Values
Standard scientific methods are under fire. Will anything change?
Behavior & Society
How to Prime Preschoolers for Success
The best programs teach kids language skills and focusing abilities through innovative, child-centered activities
Departments
- From the Editor
Introducing the October 2019 Issue
- Letters
Readers Respond to the June 2019 Issue
- Advances
Med School without Cadavers?
Comparing Beauty in Math and Art
A Dangerous Optical Illusion
In Case You Missed It
Poison Frog Fathers Ferry Their Tadpoles Great Distances
Trapping the Tiniest Sound
More Grazing Leads to Fewer Fires in the Serengeti
Molecular Trap Locks Away CO2
Scorpion Venom Could Lead to New Antibiotics
Mini Gravitational-Wave Detector Could Probe Dark Matter
- Forum
The Economic Imperative of Reforming STEM Education
- The Science of Health
The Cancer-Obesity Time Bomb
- The Science Agenda
China Needs Stronger Ethical Safeguards in Biomedicine
- Recommended
Recommended Books, October 2019
- Anti Gravity
The Outsize Role of Tiny Mosquitoes in Human History
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2019
- Graphic Science
U.S. Power Supply Is Changing Significantly
- The Intersection
Your Brain on Google Maps
- Ventures
Aviation Is on a Low-Carbon Flight Path
