Scientific American

Tornado Alley: Twister Devastates Oklahoma City Suburb

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 EST

What measures can be taken to better protect against dangerous weather? [More]

400 PPM: What's Next for a Warming Planet

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:01:00 EST

Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached this level for the first time in millions of years. What does this portend? [More]

How the 2013 Budget Sequester Jeopardizes Science

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:00:00 EST

Austerity measures resulting from partisan politics could have lasting and damaging effects on research and innovation, even if funding is later restored [More]

Future of Manufacturing

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST

When we are unable to find what we need in nature, we make it. This in-depth report examines new technologies, materials and methods shaping the future of fabrication [More]

The Boston Marathon Bombings: An In-Depth Report

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:30:00 EST

The deadly April 15 explosions unnerved a city and a sport. How can science and technology stop terrorist attacks and save lives? New stories will be added daily [More]

Humankind's Enduring Fascination with the Apocalypse

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:00:00 EST

The so-called Mayan apocalypse is just the latest in a long line of doomsday predictions [More]

State of the World s Science

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:00:00 EST

The pursuit of knowledge is now a global enterprise. Scientific American and Nature have teamed up on this special report on how this trend is changing the way science is done, and how it informs the world [More]

40 Years after the Apollo Moon Missions

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:30:00 EST

In December 1972, astronauts left the lunar surface for the last time [More]

Hurricane Sandy: An Unprecedented Disaster

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:01:00 EST

Meteorologists and scientists have long warned that an extreme storm could leave the Northeast reeling. Sandy's October 29 impact unfortunately proved them right [More]

Zombie Science

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:00:00 EST

How parasites turn animals into "zombies"--and why we are so fascinated with these creatures [More]

Election 2012: Grading Obama and Romney on Science

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:10:00 EST

Scientific American evaluates the scientific merit of the presidential candidates' proposed policies [More]

Hurricane Isaac Threatens U.S.

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:00:00 EST

How do cyclones form? Can hurricanes be stopped? And how to protect yourself [More]

NASA's Curiosity Rover Touches Down on Mars

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:45:00 EST

The car-size Curiosity rover could help answer the big question: Was Mars ever habitable? [More]

Winning in the Olympics

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST

What separates a champion from the rest of the pack? Science has some compelling answers [More]

Advances against AIDS

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:00:00 EST

The International AIDS Conference is being held in the U.S. for the first time since 1990. What progress have we made in battling this global disease since then? [More]

The Higgs Boson at Last?

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:13:00 EST

A newfound particle at the Large Hadron Collider looks much like the fabled Higgs [More]

The 62nd Annual Lindau Meeting: Connecting Generations of Physicists

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:00:00 EST

More than 20 Nobel laureates and about 550 young researchers from dozens of countries will meet at Germany's Lindau Island on Lake Constance from July 1-6 to discuss classic and cutting-edge physics [More]

Alternative Energy and the Future of Our Fuels

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:00:00 EST

Novel fuels, "green" sources and new technologies will enable us to get around in more environmentally friendly ways [More]

The 2012 Transit of Venus

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:00:00 EST

Venus will pass in front of the solar disk on Tuesday, June 5. The next transit will not occur again until 2117, so don't miss one of the rarest of sky shows [More]

Earth Thirst: Solving the Freshwater Crisis

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:00 EST

New approaches help keep our water supplies safe, but much remains to be done around the world [More]