The SciencesOctober 29, 2015
Sparks Light the Path to a STEM Career
With no road map, a series of unrelated events leads to a life in science
Science Education
The SciencesOctober 22, 2015
Phone Book Friction
Learn the physics behind the surprisingly powerful force of friction
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The SciencesOctober 15, 2015
Cucumber Chemistry: Moisture Capture with Desiccants
A dehydrating science project from Science Buddies
The SciencesOctober 15, 2015
Researchers Reanimate Frankenstein to Bring Science to Life
Curated around the almost 200-year-old tale, a new museum is set to get people thinking about the ethics of cutting-edge research
The SciencesOctober 14, 2015
How to End Sexual Harassment in Astronomy
The case against Geoff Marcy must be a wake-up call to reform our field
The SciencesOctober 8, 2015
Waves in Slow Motion
A science project from Science Buddies
The SciencesOctober 5, 2015
12 Surprising Facts about Nobel Prizes
From prison time to the intricacies of transporting the prize itself, this award can be rife with complications
Space & PhysicsOctober 2, 2015
Human Missions to Mars Will Look Completely Different from The Martian
The blockbuster film’s futuristic vision of interplanetary exploration could soon be out of date
The SciencesOctober 1, 2015
Spinning Symmetry with Pinwheels
Learn why propellers and windmills are shaped in similar ways
The SciencesSeptember 30, 2015
Science of the People, by the People and for the People
From the White House to your house, federal agencies support citizen science
The SciencesSeptember 24, 2015
Circular Reasoning: Finding Pi
A science activity from Science Buddies that measures up
The SciencesSeptember 23, 2015
Scientific American Brings Sponsorship, Cool Demos to 2015 Google Science Fair
Scientific American has participated in the Google Science Fair since its inception