Fitness
How Can We Reverse the Decline in Breast Cancer Screening?
Making it more convenient and less painful would be a great start
Observations
Opinion, arguments & analyses from guest experts and from the editors of Scientific American
Environment
Five Myths about Energy Poverty
Thinking too small is unintentionally condemning millions to a lack of prosperity
Conservation
Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Solve the Biodiversity Crisis
People who live off the land depend on keeping ecosystems intact, and scientists are tapping into their unique expertise
Space & Physics
A Well-Deserved Physics Nobel
Jim Peebles’s award honors modern cosmological theory at last
Policy
The Executive Branch Must Stop Suppressing Science
Just about everything we do in society depends in part on research by the federal government. Congress can and must protect scientific integrity with legislation
Mind & Brain
How Mere Humans Manage to Comprehend the Vastness of the Universe
Peering into the unknown requires us to recognize our own mental blind spots
Space & Physics
I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s
The Labeled Release experiment on the Viking mission reported positive results, although most have dismissed them as inorganic chemical reactions
Behavior
It’s Time for a World without Gender
Let’s treat people based on who they are rather than on the form of their genitals
Computing
Why Machine Learning Is Critical for Disaster Response
It can help decision makers answer questions such as “When?” and “How bad?”—and “How many people are in harm’s way?”
Policy
A Note to the Nobel Prize Selection Committee
Howard Temin was an ideal role model for scientists; the Nobel can encourage them to follow his example
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@ScientificAmerican
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Anthropology in Practice
Exploring the human condition.
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Beautiful Minds
Insights into intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
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Dark Star Diaries
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Dog Spies
Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
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Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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Observations
Opinion, arguments & analyses from guest experts and from the editors of Scientific American
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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SA Visual
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Talking back
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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