WINSTON CHURCHILL'S THOUGHTS ON EVOLUTION
His essay on alien life was uncovered in 2016; now we have a second example of his previously unpublished thoughts about science
APPLE'S AMAZING NEW SCREEN
It will revamp our ideas of what a display can do
DRENCHABLE DRONES, PRICKLY CELLS AND FACE-TRACKED CHIMPS: SCIENCE GIFS TO START YOUR WEEK
Enjoy and loop on
NEW PROOF SOLVES 80-YEAR-OLD IRRATIONAL NUMBER PROBLEM
Mathematicians have finally proved a conjecture on approximating numbers with fractions
DID A JURASSIC DINOSAUR SMOOSH A TURTLE?
A smashed shell may have been crumpled by an ambling dinosaur
IS MATHEMATICS, LIKE SCIENCE, PLURALISTIC?
Mathematicians disagree over whether their fundamental assumptions, or axioms, are true.
PLURALISM: BEYOND THE ONE AND ONLY TRUTH
Some big questions, such as how matter makes mind and what quantum mechanics means, may not have a single, definitive answer
READERS RESPOND TO THE MAY 2019 ISSUE
Letters to the editor from the May 2019 issue of Scientific American
THE ATMOSPHERIC MICROBIOME
For single-celled organisms Earth's atmosphere represents transport, refuge, and possibly a habitat
A SECOND INTERSTELLAR OBJECT MAY BE STREAKING THROUGH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
The “fluke” find of a possible visitor from another star after the 2017 discovery of ‘Oumuamua offers thrilling scientific opportunities
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH EMOTION A FACIAL EXPRESSION REPRESENTS?
A group of researchers has created a short test to see just how misleading the look on a person's face can be
LAB-GROWN HUMAN MINI BRAINS SHOW BRAINY ACTIVITY
As the little structures grow, their constituents specialize into different types of brain cells, begin to form connections and emit...
THE HISTORY OF OPIUM, FACING UP TO QUANTUM MECHANICS AND OTHER NEW SCIENCE BOOKS
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
RISING EMISSIONS OVERSHADOW AIRLINES' FUEL EFFICIENCY GAINS
New mandates from aviation authorities will not go far enough to reduce greenhouse gases, experts say
FIGHT OR FLIGHT MAY BE IN OUR BONES
A protein released from bone is involved in triggering the body's reaction to stress
CONSUMER DNA TESTS NEGATE SPERM BANK DONOR ANONYMITY
Companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com have made it impossible for sperm banks to keep donors' identities secret
CAN WE FORECAST CALDERA COLLAPSES?
The formation of cauldron-like volcanic depressions is enormously destructive-but it may also be predictable
THE PERKS OF BEING OUTDOORS BACKED UP BY SCIENCE
The cover story of our latest issue of Scientific American Health & Medicine explores this sweeping new study
EVEN IF WE KNEW EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE KNOWN, WE WOULDN'T KNOW IT ALL
Beyond the unknown unknowns is what's unknowable
WHY WE NEED TO STUDY CONSCIOUSNESS
Science has made outstandingly accurate descriptions of the world but has told us little about our subjective experience of it
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