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February 1, 1956Evolution
Charles Darwin: In 1831 this gentle Englishman set forth on his famous voyage in the Beagle. After 28 years he published Origin of Species, which revolutionized man's view of nature and his place in it; Loren C. Eiseley; Scientific American Volume 195, Issue 2; 10.1038/scientificamerican0256-62

September 1, 1980The Sciences
Books, September 1980: Analytic approaches to coal and other energy sources as alternatives to petroleum and gas; Philip Morrison; Scientific American Volume 243, Issue 3; 10.1038/scientificamerican0980-45; Originally published as "Books" in Scientific American Volume 243, Issue 3

August 1, 1981The Sciences
Science and the Citizen, August 1981: Scientific American Volume 245, Issue 2; 10.1038/scientificamerican0881-68; Originally published as "Science and the Citizen" in Scientific American Volume 245, Issue 2

April 1, 1968The Sciences
The Confirmation of Continental Drift: After years of debate many lines of evidence now favor the idea that the present continents were once assembled into two great land masses: Gondwanaland in the south, Laurasia in the north...; Patrick M. Hurley; Scientific American Volume 218, Issue 4; 10.1038/scientificamerican0468-52

June 1, 2010Tech
12 Events That Will Change Everything: In addition to reacting to news as it breaks, we work to anticipate what will happen. Here we contemplate 12 possibilities and rate their likelihood of happening by 2050; THE EDITORS, Charles Q. Choi, George Musser, John Matson, Philip Yam, David Biello, Michael Moyer, Larry Greenemeier, Katherine Harmon and Robin Lloyd; June 2010; 10.1038/scientificamerican0610-36a

September 9, 2008Cognition
Tom Friedman's New Book--Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Tom Friedman discusses his new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America . Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news...; Steve Mirsky

September 13, 2016Policy & Ethics
What Do the Presidential Candidates Know about Science?: Clinton, Trump and Stein answer 20 top questions about science, engineering, technology, health and environmental issues; Christine Gorman

November 1, 2012The Sciences
Does Congress Get a Passing Grade on Science?: Scientific American asks leaders of a dozen House and Senate committees for written answers to eight policy questions related to science and technology; Marissa Fessenden; Scientific American Volume 307, Issue 5; Originally published as "Why Science Is Better When It's Multinational" in Scientific American Volume 307, Issue 5

September 26, 2016Policy & Ethics
Grading the Presidential Candidates on Science: Scientific American evaluates responses from Clinton, Trump, Johnson and Stein to 20 questions; Christine Gorman and Ryan F. Mandelbaum

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