Evolution
Genomes Reveal Humanity’s Journey into the Americas
DNA has upended neat and tidy accounts of the peopling of the American continents
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Policy & Ethics
Dolphin Spins, Adolescent Brains and a Very Big Map
Sharing “an acute appreciation for science”
Behavior & Society
A Digital Obsession
How to feel less stressed and more empowered and to create a life of meaning—without your phone
Environment
National Park Nature Walks: A New Pop-Up Podcast Series
Take an acoustic journey into some of the most unique places in the country
Space
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Makes Oxygen on Mars for First Time
The technique could someday help astronauts sustainably live and work on the Red Planet
Climate
Climate Change Will Force Us to Rethink Migration and Asylum
It will become increasingly untenable to reduce U.S. immigration and asylum policy to a question of border security
Policy & Ethics
Biden Promises to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions 50 Percent by 2030
The goal sets a high bar for other countries attending today’s global climate summit
Conservation
The Deepest Dive to Find the Secrets of the Whales
On Earth Day, Scientific American sits down with National Geographic underwater photographer Brian Skerry to talk about free diving with whales and filming the giant mammals within five meters or less...
Policy & Ethics
Science Policy Can’t Be Simply about Science
As early-career researchers, we argue that it also has to prioritize justice and social equity
Public Health
India’s Massive COVID Surge Puzzles Scientists
The virus is spreading faster than ever before in the country despite previous high infection rates in megacities, which should have conferred some protection
