Latest Stories
The latest news and updates from Scientific American.
- 60-Second Science More Science
Save Libyan Archaeology Plea Issued
Savino di Lernia, director of the Archaeological Mission in the Sahara at the Sapienza University of Rome, says violence and unrest threaten World Heritage sites and researchers. Cynthia Graber reports.
- Nature More Science
Gravitational Waves Discovery Now Officially Dead
Data from the South Pole experiment BICEP2 and the Planck probe point to galactic dust as a confounding signal - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Technology
Memcomputers: Faster, More Energy-Efficient Devices That Work Like a Human Brain
New types of electronic components, closer to neurons than to transistors, are leading to tremendously efficient and faster “memcomputing” - EarthTalk Energy & Sustainability
Televisions Get Bigger and Greener
New technology allows new televisions to be both bigger and more energy efficient than ever before - News More Science
Unboiled Egg Untangles a Knotty Protein Problem
A new machine could help biotech with a faster, cheaper way to purify proteins - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Earth's Water Cycle Measured via Giant Antenna
The Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite will help forecast drought and climate change - 60-Second Space Space
5 Rocky Planets Found in Ancient Distant Solar System
The oldest group of terrestrial worlds now known formed some 11.2 billion years ago, more than six billion years before our sun and planets. Clara Moskowitz reports
- Special Editions Volume 23, Issue 5s Mind & Brain
Can We Keep Getting Smarter?
Ever rising IQ scores suggest that future generations will make us seem like dimwits in comparison - News Health
![Clinic Saves Moms' Lives by Focusing on Familes [Video]](http://www.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/05757237-705C-4934-B6ECE7473D32A689_small.jpg)
Clinic Saves Moms' Lives by Focusing on Familes [Video]
Innovative steps attempt to reduce the tragic 25-year climb in U.S. maternal death rates - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Northeast Braces for Second Major Snowstorm in a Week
Forecasters said snow was expected to fall as the rate of one to two inches (2.5 to 5 cm) per hour in southern New England at the storm's peak, making for extremely hazardous driving conditions - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
Drought-Hit Pakistan Turns to Solar Water Treatment
Worsening drought has led to over 80 percent of water resources in Pakistan's southern Tharparker district becoming unfit for people to drink, a new study says - In-Depth Reports Technology
Consumer Electronics in 2015: Building the Internet of Things
The 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas kicked off a year that promises to broaden the scope of Internet-connected gadgets and deliver new ways of interacting with smartphones, automobiles and other devices. - Reuters Energy & Sustainability
90% of Cities in China Failed to Meet Air Standards in 2014
China said last year it would "declare war on pollution" and it has started to eliminate substandard industrial capacity and reduce coal consumption - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 More Science
Sugar Beets Make Hemoglobin
It’s the latest veggie discovered to produce the protein best known for its role in blood - 60-Second Earth Energy & Sustainability
Dig This: China Cuts Coal Production
The biggest single source of global warming pollution actually started to shrink in 2014. David Biello reports - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 More Science
![How Mammals Tell Time [Video]](http://www.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/43FDA2A5-D0A0-401B-9E94A7D2549248A4_small.png)
How Mammals Tell Time [Video]
Ambient light keeps genes in the brain, liver, pancreas and other tissues in sync with one another - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 1 Mind & Brain
How to Be a Better Shopper
Research from consumer psychology and marketing hints at how to avoid unnecessary spending - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2 Technology
![Medical Technology, 1915 [Slideshow]](http://www.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/A88335A2-C479-4AAC-AAB4D3DE1E6A3943_small.jpg)
Medical Technology, 1915 [Slideshow]
The science of healing from a century ago - Roots of Unity Health
Understand the Measles Outbreak with this One Weird Number
15. That’s all you need to know about the measles. OK, that’s not true at all. There's no one weird trick that will give you a flat belly (besides lying face-down on something flat), and there's no one weird number that explains measles epidemiology. - 60-Second Mind Mind & Brain
High Price Tag on Meds May Boost Healing
Parkinson’s patients derived more benefits from a salt solution they were told was an expensive drug than from the same solution when it was described as being cheap medication. Karen Hopkin reports
Show More
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment-- or suggestions, particularly of topics and places you'd like to see covered