Latest Stories
The latest news and updates from Scientific American.
-
60-Second Health
Health
Steamy Smooches Share Batches of Bacteria
A 10-second makeout session can also transfer some 80 million oral bacteria. Dina Fine Maron reports. -
Environmental Health News
Energy & Sustainability
Black Wind from Coal Keeps Pregnant Women Away
In parts of India, pregnant women are advised to keep away from areas near coal yards -
A Matter of Time
Space
String Theory Predicts a Time Before the Big Bang
String theory suggests that the big bang was not the origin of the universe but simply the outcome of a preexisting state -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6
More Science
Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
Who believes in conspiracy theories—and why -
Climatewire
Energy & Sustainability
A New Pathway to Reach Totally Carbon-Free Hydrogen Fuel
Fuel cell vehicles produce zero tailpipe emissions, but the entire hydrogen production stream needs to be low-carbon -
Reuters
Health
Rushing to Put on Condoms May Lead to Problems
Rushing to put on a condom may lead to problems that raise the risk of sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study. -
Bring Science Home
More Science
Loop-the-Loop with a Flying Hoopster
Most paper airplanes are flat, but these paper hoops can really fly! -
Reuters
Energy & Sustainability
Snow to Keep Falling in Paralyzed Western New York Another Day
Snow-bound residents of western New York awoke to as much as another foot of accumulation on Thursday with possibly another 30 inches expected -
Reuters
Health
Bird Flu Outbreak Hits 2nd Dutch Farm
The new outbreak has prompted the destruction of 43,000 chickens and is prolonging restrictions on trade in the world's leading egg exporter -
Reuters
Health
U.S. to Allow People from Nations Hit by Ebola to Stay Temporarily
The Department of Homeland Security will grant temporary protected status to people from the three West African countries most affected by Ebola who are currently residing in the U.S. -
Observations
Energy & Sustainability
Acid Maps Reveal Worst of Climate Change
Much of the change in climate change is happening to the ocean. It’s not just the extra heat hiding within the waves. The seven seas also absorb a big share of the carbon dioxide released by burning the fossilized sunshine known as coal, natural gas and oil. -
Nature
Space
![Crowdfunded Moon Mission Is Serious about Science [Video]](http://www.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/95A15731-D03C-4B1D-A944C00AA2446583_small.png)
Crowdfunded Moon Mission Is Serious about Science [Video]
A celebrity-backed lander aims to drill the lunar south pole within a decade -
News
More Science
Electron Beam Points to Origins of Teotihuacan Stone Faces
New microscope analysis of artifacts from the ancient city also can find fakes in museums -
News
Technology
![Artificial Intelligence That Performs Real Magic Tricks [Video]](http://www.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/55BD3267-CB78-4A01-9A5548758D112C21_small.jpg)
Artificial Intelligence That Performs Real Magic Tricks [Video]
AI helps mechanical magicians fool human spectators -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 6
Mind & Brain
Zap Your Brain to Health with an Electrode Cap
Future medications for brain disorders could be delivered through electrodes rather than pills -
Absolutely Maybe
Health
In a Lather Over Triclosan? Thumbs Down to Fear-Mongering Soap Operas
Another day, another fuss about an animal study. This time, it’s a cancer scare around a common antibacterial in soaps: triclosan. “The dirty side of soap,” says the headline on the university’s press release. -
Reuters
Health
Massachusetts Town Stubs Out Plan to Ban Tobacco Sales
The town of Westminster's proposal to ban tobacco sales generated strong opposition from store owners who claimed that it would cut into sales -
TechMediaNetwork
Space
Comet Strike to Blame for Canada's Iconic Sudbury Basin
Scientists confirm that a comet carved out Ontario's Sudbury Basin 1.8 billion years ago, forming the second largest impact crater on Earth -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6
Health
Is the Gene-Editing Revolution Finally Here?
A DNA-editing technique based on bacterial “memories” could revolutionize medicine. But some worry it could get out of control -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6
More Science
The Discovery Continuum from Past to Present in Scientific American
Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina introduces the December 2014 issue of Scientific American
Show More
YES! Send me a free issue of Scientific American with no
obligation to continue the subscription. If I like it, I will be billed
for the one-year subscription.
Subscribe Now
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment-- or suggestions, particularly of topics and places you'd like to see covered