“This is a dismantling of efforts in the United States on climate science, and in fact, in large swaths of environmental ...

Papers from research teams with a substantial number of beginners are highly disruptive and innovative, study shows.

Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along its path, the moistened swab collected scraps of life: some combination of ...

Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer and photographer from Chicago. His work, which often centers on freshwater ...

Fantastical conflicts in outer space were a staple of popular culture in the 1980s. Yet one battle that reached into the ...

To celebrate Scientific American’s 180th anniversary, we invited readers to place our magazine covers in the wild. See our ...

A poster-size version of the front page of the very first issue of this magazine hangs in the lobby of Springer Nature’s New ...

Welcome back to another academic year! Let’s kick things off with the latest updates on science and technology, which include a closer look at how carbon monoxide slips off hemoglobin, a promising ...

If we go back to the year 2015, Thailand was in the midst of a major export boom, running a current account surplus of $28 billion. The following year the surplus jumped to $43 billion. Thailand ...

There’s a local saying (at least on the Valley Isle): “Maui nō ka ʻoi,” essentially meaning “Maui is the best.” Of course, I agree—but I’m biased. I’m fortunate to have been born and raised on the ...

A lengthy drug investigation with its roots in Fannin County has resulted in four drug arrests in the Atlanta area, a meth lab being shut down, and the seizure of methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy ...

Rory McIlroy seemed pretty darn pleased with his Irish Open victory. And yet we can’t imagine that he was more excited than two particular fans at the K Club. The crowd behind McIlroy as he goes for ...