The Sciences

Researchers identify a new insect-defense mechanism

Science in meter and verse

Letters to the editor from the October 2020 issue of Scientific American

In conversation, the Harvard University professor explains his shocking hypothesis—and calls out what he sees as a crisis in science

It’s the antidote to nativism, the enemy of hate—a vaccine of understanding, tolerance and compassion that can counter the rhetoric of demagogues

The idea isn’t as absurd as it might sound

Created with a technique called Z stacking, this GIF brings the disease to life

The president has moved quickly on COVID-19 and climate change and has boosted scientists’ roles in his administration

The research team determined that the city of Raipur in central India has at least one street cow for every 54 human residents. Christopher Intagliata reports.

The four men will voyage to orbit in 2022 aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft

Scientists praise US president’s selection of the bioethics and social inequality specialist to help lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy