Behind the scenes at Scientific American
On June 27, the winner of the second annual $50,000 Scientific American Science in Action award , powered by the Google Science Fair, will be announced.
This year's 15 finalists include projects from 12 countries - with four entries from India.
Our readers have been clamoring for more digital ways to access Scientific American Mind . So today is particularly exciting for the Mind team: our tablet edition for the iPad is now live!...
[caption id="attachment_1329" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Inspired by the 2012 Science in Action Award Winners, several community members in Lusoti, Swaziland, are growing different crops using a simplified hydroponics method...
We have launched a new and improved search page for ScientificAmerican.com. We started by researching how other sites handle search. The majority of the web sites we reviewed use Google for their site search but we found some good examples on U.K...
Six months after Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans, Scientific American published an article I wrote, called "Protecting New Orleans." It explained the options that were likely to best protect that city and the entire Mississippi Delta region against future storms...
[caption id="attachment_1263" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Possibilities in Parallel: Seeking the Multiverse"] [/caption] Parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, and it's no wonder...
ScienceSeeker Awards have been announced earlier today. If you are not sure what this is, ScienceSeeker is the main portal for collecting, connecting and filtering science writing online, especially on science blogs (Note: it is a project of ScienceOnline of which I am one of the co-founders and co-chairmen)...
[caption id="attachment_1217" align="alignright" width="211" caption="Eat, Move, Think: Living Healthy"] [/caption] While many of us strive to live healthy lives, the task can be daunting and the information overwhelming...
Monday, May 13, 2013 | 7:00 P.M.-8:30 P.M. The New York Academy of Sciences For more information about the event click here. School has traditionally been about teaching kids new knowledge and skills...
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