To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ...

During the summer, kids can forget some of what they learned during the school year. They recover quickly, but here are some ...

Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and ...

Simona Beattie is director of communications at NWEA. Her background and communications expertise are in the K–12 and higher education sectors. She previously led communications efforts at Marylhurst ...

Megan Kuhfeld is director of growth modeling and data analytics at NWEA. Her research seeks to understand students’ trajectories of academic and social-emotional learning (SEL) and the school and ...

To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

Microwave satellite data are key to capturing major changes in a hurricane’s strength, such as when a storm undergoes rapid ...

Scientists warn against reading too much into a small experiment about ChatGPT and brain activity that is receiving a lot of ...

The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Kennedy’s decision to replace ACIP wholesale and the comments he has made about deviating from standard vaccine policymaking ...