The Sciences
What’s the Weirdest Thing You’ve Brought through Airport Security?
Gold medallions? Unfortunately martial-looking instruments of science? Send us your stories and photos
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Health
What’s for Breakfast? Let Us Know!
Whether it’s oatmeal or kimchee, snap the foods that get you going in the morning
Technology
People Love Their Smartphones but Hate the Batteries [Survey Results]
Scientific American readers say smartphones have not replaced tablets or PCs, and still need better batteries, cameras and biometric security options
Technology
Robot Athletes Got Game [Video]
From baseball to billiards, robots are improving their play, even competing in the RoboCup and RoboGames
Environment
7 Solutions to Climate Change Happening Now
Even as the world continues to spew more carbon pollution, change has begun—and is accelerating
Evolution
How Fake Fossils Pervert Paleontology [Excerpt]
A nebulous trade in forged and illegal fossils is an ever-growing headache for paleontologists
Technology
20 Vintage Gadgets from Scientific American Readers [Slide Show]
Those who responded to our call for images of obscure, obsolete devices did not disappoint. Here are our favorites
Mind & Brain
10 Big Ideas in 10 Years of Brain Science
Scientific American MIND reflects on the major discoveries of the past decade that have transformed how we think about the brain
Technology
What’s Your Favorite Vintage Gadget?
Share your nostalgia for a long-obsolete device with other Scientific American readers
Environment
Gaming Carbon Must End to Solve Global Warming
Can economic incentives evolve to combat climate change?
The Sciences
We Are Playing God with a Declassified Future [Excerpt]
The convergence of nanotechnology, biology, information technology, additive manufacturing, AI, new materials and robotics means we no longer have to wait for natural selection to change our lives...
Mind & Brain
Tell Us How You Would Upgrade Your Brain
Future technologies could enhance your cognitive abilities
Environment
Are the Into the Storm Tornadoes Realistic? Send Us Your Review
Four simultaneous twisters rip apart a small town in a new apocalyptic movie. Plausible or preposterous?
Mind & Brain
Recall Your Favorite “Aha!” Moment—and Share It with Us
Flashes of insight often come to a prepared mind. What led to yours?
Space & Physics
Experiment Triggers Superhot Plasma Outbursts to Untangle Solar Flare Mystery
Re-creating conditions on the sun’s surface inside a laboratory plasma chamber, scientists find surprising insights into solar outbursts
