What genetic oddities does rock's Prince of Darkness and beheader of bats have entangled deep in his genetic code? Knome, the company that analyzed Ozzy's full genome, divulges some of the details in a Q&A...
The continuing importance of coal presents a dilemma
Some recent and past Scientific American coverage of global warming
Despite a gummed up drill bit and three days of very un-Martian precipitation, engineers pronounced the test a success--and learned to expect the unexpected, whether it be in the California outback or on Mars...
Technological and analytical advances are helping to take environmental exposures the route of genetic profiles in predicting a person's disease risk with greater precision
In this web exclusive, the author offers a longer version of his December 2010 Scientific American article on how researchers can probe how the nervous system works in unprecedented detail, using a technique called optogenetics...
A 1985 column in Scientific American showed how simple computer programs could be used to view fractal pioneer Benoit Mandelbrot's eponymous set
For the third time in four years, a dearth of sea ice has forced walruses ashore in Alaska
So-called rare earths are not rare, but with no current domestic source the essential trace elements can be harder to come by than U.S. makers of wind turbines, hybrid cars, weapon systems and other technology would prefer...
Research on only one treatment is rigorous enough to earn an A grade
The Census of Marine Life's decadelong quest to take stock of sea life comes to a close with a slew of new species, population estimates and plenty of big unknowns
The Harvard College Observatory archive holds half a million glass plates recording a century's worth of observations covering the entire night sky
The Indian government says its prototype tablet computer will cost only $35, but past attempts at building inexpensive PCs have fallen short
Various efforts are underway to find a cheap, efficient and scalable way to recycle the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back into the hydrocarbons that fuel civilization
