Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2020
Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations
Most stars die in fairly predictable ways, but astronomers have discovered a growing catalog of unusual stellar deaths that challenge the traditional picture
The Sciences
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2020
Poem: Staring at Nothing
Science in meter and verse
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EngineeringDecember 1, 2020
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2020
Experts highlight advances with the potential to revolutionize industry, health care and society
PolicyDecember 1, 2020
Acknowledging Reality Is an Excellent Way to Function within It
Castles in the air are not for habitation
The SciencesDecember 1, 2020
Ultracold Molecule Mystery Solved
Lasers slow molecules for a glimpse of the quantum world—and a strange heating is uncovered
PolicyDecember 1, 2020
Sharing the Human Side of Science
Exploding stars, Top 10 Emerging Technologies, hand transplants, and more in the December issue of Scientific American
PolicyDecember 1, 2020
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: December 2020
A Post Office patent in 1870 and in vitro progress in 1970
CultureDecember 1, 2020
The Grim Politics of Ebola, a Theory of Time, and Racism and Organ Transplants
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
PolicyDecember 1, 2020
To Understand How Science Denial Works, Look to History
The same tactics used to cast doubt on the dangers of smoking and climate change are now being used to downplay COVID
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2020
See Fast Radio Bursts Come of Age
An incipient field of radio astronomy is about to go mainstream
The SciencesDecember 1, 2020
World’s Largest Fusion Reactor Begins Assembly
The pieces are finally coming together on the long-delayed ITER experiment to create nuclear fusion
The SciencesDecember 1, 2020
Are We Real? And Other Questions of Physics
Do we live in a higher being’s computer? Advanced research may tell us