Neurology
A Cell Atlas Reveals the Biodiversity inside Our Head
The NIH’s Cell Census delivers on its promise by mapping the cells in the motor cortex
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Health Care
An Elbow Injury Exposes the Exorbitant Costs of Health Care
Bills totaling $287,365.08 provide insights into the dysfunctional economics of American medicine
Privacy
A Blank Wall Can Show How Many People Are in a Room and What They’re Doing
The technique is the latest method to glean a surprising amount of surveillance from a meager source
Basic Chemistry
New Molecular Tool Kit Wins Chemistry Nobel
Two chemists devised a faster, cleaner and more precise way to construct drug molecules and other modern materials
Space Exploration
Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station for a Historic Film Shoot
After a tense manual docking by a professional cosmonaut, the Soyuz spacecraft’s other occupants—an actress and a director—are set to make a first-of-its-kind movie in orbit...
Weather
NOAA Sailed a Drone into the Heart of Powerful Hurricane Sam
Data collected by the vessel could improve future hurricane models and forecasts
Astronomy
NASA Won’t Rename the James Webb Space Telescope—and Astronomers Are Angry
The agency found no evidence that the flagship observatory’s namesake was involved in anti-LGBT+ activities, but some say that Webb bears responsibility
Nutrition
What is Kombucha?
A new video series from Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft gives you a serving of science. In this episode, we take a look at the effervescent fermented tea that has become a health craze...
Materials Science
The Mystery of Water Drops That Skate Across Oil at Impossible Speeds
The speed of these self-propelling droplets on a hot-oil surface seemed to defy physics until researchers broke out the super-slow-motion camera.
Behavior
How Pandemic Life Mimicked Pioneer Times
Sourdough, seeds, shovels and other basic survival needs made a comeback
