Large parental age differences increase the risk for psychiatric disorders, whereas other environmental factors decrease risk. Is this a function of biology, environment--or both?
Physicist Gino Segre follows the intertwining lives of Max Delbrück and George Gamow as they use physics, insight and luck to make strides into exciting new scientific fields
The U.S. East Coast endures far fewer temblors than the west coast, but damage to dams on the "right coast" could be significant given the older architecture
The process of stating a problem in a language that is acceptable to a computer is primarily intuitive rather than formal. A specific example of the process is given
To coincide with Scientific American 's "Cities" special topic issue, we gathered recent lists ranking U.S. cities on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology...
To coincide with Scientific American 's "Cities" special topic issue, we put together recently compiled lists ranking U.S. cities on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology...
Masdar aims to be the source for a environmentally friendly urban future, but some planners doubt it offers much for other cities to emulate
To coincide with Scientific American 's "Cities" special topic issue, we assembled recently compiled lists ranking U.S. cities on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology...
A nonprofit works to get information about the lack of health, water and sanitation services into the hands not just of the government but of slum residents as well
As part of Scientific American 's "Cities" special topic issue, we assembled recently compiled lists ranking cities across the U.S. on aspects of green living, pollution, health and technology...
The public-transit goals of "new urbanism" can fail if residents don't foresee true travel benefits
Not all cities are created equal. As part of Scientific American 's "Cities" special topic issue, for the next five days we will feature recently compiled lists ranking cities across the U.S...
Identify local flora and fauna, map your location, and survey the night sky using the power of your smart phone
What if, by some fluke of evolutionary history, dinosaurs never went extinct? A geologist's imaginings of this scenario now bear a remarkable resemblance to creatures preserved in recent discoveries...
Locals with a long history of traditional stewardship of resources are now conducting fisheries surveys to ensure sustainability
