
Understanding Our Polarized Political Landscape Requires a Long, Deep Look at Our Worldviews
Brexit, Trump, the Bernie Sanders phenomenon and more can be explained by examining evolving categories of fundamental beliefs
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
Brexit, Trump, the Bernie Sanders phenomenon and more can be explained by examining evolving categories of fundamental beliefs
The vote to leave the European Union is likely to affect funding—but also to limit the number of talented researchers who choose to live and work in the United Kingdom
The fuss over an Australian extinction shows we still don’t accept that global warming is a problem for now
It wasn't a meteorite or a piece of space junk, says a major report—it was human error on multiple levels
The degree of risk almost certainly depends on the length and strength of exposure—but we still don't know how significant the actual danger is
Hints of an unexpected new particle could be confirmed within days—and if it is, the Standard Model could be going down
Every year graduating med students leave their futures up to an algorithm—so what happens afterwards?
About one percent of our DNA hasn't yet been mapped--and it could contain information crucial to our functioning and health
The object known unofficially as Tabby's Star dims every so often in a chaotic pattern—and nobody knows why
A visit to Greenland makes it inescapably clear that the ice-covered island is ground zero in our rapidly changing climate