Scientific American Content: Global

Government Agencies, Universities, Nonprofits Pause Cri...

America's status as a global science leader is in doubt as the administration fr...

Science Crossword: Creative Bursts

Play this crossword inspired by the March 2025 issue of Scientific American

Exoplanet Census Identifies ‘Missing Planets’ Gap

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range thr...

The Future of Food May Depend on Crops, Such as Quinoa,...

Halophytes that thrive in increasingly saline soils could help feed people and l...

World’s Most Accurate Clocks Could Redefine Time

Atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting...

Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

Color blindness; the end of fire

Which Knot Is Stronger? Humans Aren’t Great Judges

People are surprisingly bad at guessing knot strength, a study found

Readers Respond to the November 2024 Issue

Letters to the editors for the November 2024 issue of Scientific American

A Backyard Bird Offers a New Way of Thinking about Sexes

White-throated Sparrows demonstrate that traits we usually associate with sex ca...

Contributors to Scientific American’s March 2025 Issue

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the sto...

The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments’

What happens in your mind when insight strikes?

Broken Legs and Ankles Heal Better If You Walk on Them ...

Using crutches for months is largely a thing of the past. Early weight-bearing h...

Immigration Fuels Innovation in Science to Make the U.S...

The U.S. will need more than one million STEM workers in the next 10 years to st...

Poem: ‘(origins, positrons)’

Science in meter and verse

A Fascinating Sparrow, Aha! Moments and Local Flowers

Astronomers search for missing planets, a salty food movement takes hold, and it...

Math Puzzle: Follow the Calculator Clues

Decode the clues from a broken calculator in this math puzzle

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