Carter's life was a textbook definition of the American Dream, and what one local historian admires because of how he blended his compassion for people and his scientific background as an engineer.

Below, Scientific American has rounded up some of the things we learned about animals this year that gave us a good chuckle and brightened our days a bit. Synchronization of muscle contraction in ...

Here, Scientific American rounds up a few of our favorite ... Researchers monitored belugas at Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium and found that they morph their melon in distinctive ways, such ...

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“The FAA continues to support interagency partners to assess the situation and the ongoing reported drone sightings,” a representative of the agency told Scientific American. But just how many ...

Scientific American spoke with Zeldovich about the differences between bacteriophages and antibiotics, the history of bacteriophage experimentation, and the therapy’s potential future regulation ...

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in an interview with Scientific American. “Being able to sense stress from another member of the pack was likely beneficial because it alerted them of a threat that another member of the group ...

Prime numbers—numbers divisible only by 1 and themselves—have long fascinated mathematicians. This year a researcher discovered the largest known prime number, with a whopping 41,024,320 ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, this is Rachel Feltman. If you’re one of the many folks who eagerly awaits the arrival of Spotify Wrapped each December, you might ...

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