Brown Dwarfs Could Reveal Secrets of Planet and Star Formation
They’re not quite stars and not quite planets but can help us understand both
Features
Immune Cells Suggest New Alzheimer's Treatment Possibilities
Brain cells called microglia have different effects as the neurodegenerative disease progresses
How Quantum Computing Could Remake Chemistry
It will bring molecular modeling to a new level of accuracy, reducing researchers’ reliance on serendipity
Play Is Serious Business for Elephants
Young dogs, apes and other animals develop skills needed to survive and reproduce
Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities
Poor neural connections among areas that control movement and speech may be responsible and could be driven by genes
The Physics and Hype of Hypersonic Weapons
These novel missiles cannot live up to the grand promises made on their behalf, aerodynamics shows
Flu Has Disappeared for More Than a Year
Mask wearing, social distancing and other steps to stop COVID-19 have also curtailed influenza
The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic
The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology
Departments
- From the Editor
Animal Play Is Delightfully Meaningful
- Letters
Readers Respond to the April 2021 Issue
- Advances
New Brain Implant Turns Visualized Letters into Text
'Whitest White' Paint Beats the Heat
Ugly Diamonds Hold a Billion-Plus Years of Earth History
Martian Crust Could Sustain Life through Radiation
In Case You Missed It
Virus or Bacterium? Rapid Test Pinpoints Infection's Cause
Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Hurricane Sandy's Damage
New DNA Blood Test Could Pinpoint Cancer's Source in the Body
Plant Absorbs Toxic RDX Contamination
See the Most Bizarre and Beautiful Animal Eyes on Earth
Natural Mosquito Repellent's Powers Finally Decoded
Flashy Plants Attract More Scientists
- Forum
Pesticides Are Killing the Organisms That Keep Our Soils Healthy
- The Science of Health
A Few Days on Antibiotics Are Often as Good as Weeks, Research Shows
- The Science Agenda
Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Anti-Science
- Recommended
Evolution of Cooperation, Animals' Sensory Systems, and Other New Books
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: August 2021
- Graphic Science
Bird Species Abundances, from Biggest to Smallest
- Meter
Poem: 'Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822–1907)'
- Observatory
Why Bad Science Is Sometimes More Appealing Than Good Science
