In other words, it’s a personalized cancer vaccine. Early tests of these vaccines are extremely promising. But the federal ...

The 2015 Paris Agreement forged a path for the world to stave off the worst climate change scenarios. Here’s where we stand ...

Anyway, I didn’t re-create my father just to chat about AI-ghost mechanics. I also did it to get into some unfinished ...

In “The Quantum Bubble That Could Destroy the Universe,” Matthew von Hippel discusses vacuum decay, in which a change in the Higgs field would create an expanding quantum bubble that would transform ...

“No More Needles,” by Stephani Sutherland, describes new nasal spray vaccines. It was very helpful to learn about mucosal immunity, an aspect of the immune system about which there has been very ...

Former Scientific American editor Laura Helmuth resigned after going on a tirade about President Trump following the election. Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Scientific ...

The skinniest pasta yet made—let’s call it “nanotini”—has an average diameter of 372 nanometers and only two ingredients: flour and formic acid. The latter, a caustic agent typically secreted by ...

To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing jigsaw puzzles to show off some of our most ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1864 Scientific American published a competition launched by a billiard-table ...

For 180 years, Scientific American covers have taken readers on epic journeys—from deep oceans to distant galaxies. Now it’s your turn. We’re inviting you to take part in a visual storytelling ...

“The Quantum Observer,” by Anil Ananthaswamy [July/August], notes that outcomes in quantum mechanics depend on observations and asks whether the observer must be a human being. It seems very ...

“Dark Comets,” by Robin George Andrews, describes a group of objects in our solar system with “unexplained” acceleration. That made me wonder: Is it possible that while dark energy appears uniform ...