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The blockbuster film’s futuristic vision of interplanetary exploration could soon be out of date
Science Education
The SciencesOctober 1, 2015
Spinning Symmetry with Pinwheels
Learn why propellers and windmills are shaped in similar ways
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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
The SciencesSeptember 23, 2015
Teens Who Won Google Science Fair Took a Leap of Imagination
17-year-old Olivia Hallisey created a portable, rapid Ebola test that works without electricity
TechnologySeptember 22, 2015
More Fun Please, We're Scientists
The SciencesSeptember 21, 2015
Teens Tackle Alzheimer's Disease, Vaccine Shortages at Google Science Fair
Imagination, grit power this year's batch of 20 finalists
The SciencesSeptember 18, 2015
Teenage Clockmaker Upholds Long Scientific Tradition
As Daniel Boorstin, former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of History, once put it, clockmakers were the "pioneer scientific instrument makers"
The SciencesSeptember 17, 2015
Wild Winds: Turbulent Flow around Structures
A windy science project from Science Buddies
The SciencesSeptember 17, 2015
Ig Nobel Prizes Mark a Quarter Century of Irreverent Science Humor
From levitating a live frog with magnets to a study of soggy cereal, awards foster enlightenment through laughter
The SciencesSeptember 11, 2015
Lessons from Killer Snails: A Q&A with Biologist Mande Holford