Mind & Brain
Deciphering the Language of the Brain
A new initiative gets us closer to understanding how our brain cells communicate
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Environment
An Unusual Tech Bet Could Slow Climate Change
Ethanol, saltwater and fermentation all get involved
Space & Physics
5 Reasons to Thank Your Lucky Constants This Thanksgiving
As you dig into those mashed potatoes, be grateful the universe’s physical constants are so precise that a slight variation in any one would render that drumstick—and even your existence—impossible...
Environment
Poaching Upsurge Threatens South America's Iconic Vicuña
Over the past 50 years vicuñas were brought back from the brink of extinction. Now they’ve attracted the attention of poachers and international wildlife traffickers eager to turn a profit from the llamalike animals’ highly prized wool...
Technology
Back to the Future, Part II Predicted Techno-Marvels of October 21, 2015
Mr. Fusion aside, this 1989 time-traveling comedy was spot-on about many devices that we now take for granted
The Sciences
Can Female Mice Improve Autism Research?
Researchers angling for government funds must now include both sexes in their animal studies—or explain why they don’t
Health
How Surgeons Reattached a Toddler's Head
Doctors saved a child who had been “internally decapitated” in a car accident. Here is the inside story
Health
Zika Disease: Another Reason to Hate Mosquitoes
Experts are concerned that the illness, which is increasingly linked to a disorder that causes paralysis, may become a problem in the U.S.
The Sciences
Einstein in the Wild: We Found Him [Slide Show]
Readers across the globe sent us photos of the rock star scientist
Environment
Obama Has Done More for Clean Energy Than You Think
The Great Recession enabled bold steps to seed a clean-energy revolution
Technology
5 Essential Gadgets for Students That Cost Less Than $50
Tech-savvy learners can gear up for the new school year without overspending
Conservation
How to Move a Forest of Genes
Sally Aitken of the University of British Columbia is using state-of-the art genomics and climate-mapping technologies to match trees to rapidly changing climates
The Sciences
Einstein in the Wild: Have You Seen Him?
Send us photos in honor of the 100th anniversary of general relativity
Electronics
5 Mobile Technologies Help Level the Playing Field for People with Disabilities [Video]
The American’s with Disabilities Act has influenced development of smartphones, tablets and other mobile gadgets to help the disabled
Mind & Brain
What Is Your Most Significant "What If...?" Moment?
Share some details from one of your most fateful experiences and your story could appear in Scientific American MIND
