February 1, 2014
Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the Science of Self
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
Stories by Rachel Feltman
Rachel Feltman is former executive editor of Popular Science and forever host of the podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week. She previously founded the blog Speaking of Science for the Washington Post.
HealthFebruary 1, 2014
Extreme Medicine: How Exploration Transformed Medicine in the Twentieth Century
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
February 1, 2014
This Tiny Animal Can Live an Estimated 1,400 Years
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2014
Chefs and Scientists Design Bioinspired Cocktail Gadgets
Inspired by nature, scientists and chefs team up to design culinary wonders
EnvironmentJanuary 1, 2014
Book Review: Windfall
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
EnvironmentJanuary 1, 2014
Start-up Aims to Replace Eggs with More Sustainable Vegetable Proteins
A west coast start-up wants to make the staple ingredient obsolete
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2014
Book Review: Romania's Abandoned Children
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
HealthDecember 14, 2013
The Gut’s Microbiome Changes Rapidly with Diet
A new study finds that populations of bacteria in the gut are highly sensitive to the food we digest
The SciencesDecember 11, 2013
Glow Sticks Prove the Math Theorem behind the Famous Flatiron Building
How many math lovers live in New York City? Its a tough count to make, but the Museum of Mathematics made progress at its first anniversary celebration on Thursday, December 5.
EnvironmentDecember 1, 2013
Ancient Water Irrigates Saharan Oasis
EvolutionDecember 1, 2013
Book Review: Shaping Humanity
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
The SciencesDecember 1, 2013
Golden Goose Awards Highlight Weird-Sounding Science with Big Benefits
Why it's worth spending $250,000 to research worm sex
TechnologyNovember 10, 2013
Cocktail Accessories Modeled after Nature’s Survival Mechanisms
A mathematician and a chef have produced objects that mimic the function and beauty of biological organisms
The SciencesNovember 1, 2013
Tiny Gears Power Leaping Liftoffs
October 28, 2013
Socio-Economic Gender Gap Is Closing Worldwide, but Far from Eliminated
The world’s gender gap along economic, political and other social dimensions continues to narrow, according to a new report released by the World Economic Forum, but lack of equality for women remains a major roadblock in most countries, including the U.S.
October 7, 2013
The Fingerprints the Higgs Leaves Behind
Tomorrow, the Nobel prize in physics will most likely be awarded to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert. Along with other researchers, the two physicists are credited with the 1964 introduction of the then-theoretical Higgs field—a fluid that permeates every corner of the universe and gives each particle a distinct mass.
October 7, 2013
U.S. Falls Short in New Measure of Human Capital
Businesses in Switzerland, Finland and Singapore milk the most economic value out of their workers—and the U.S. lags pretty far behind them.
HealthSeptember 25, 2013
New Treatment for Gonorrhea Prevents Reinfection
A nanoparticle-based cancer therapy has been found to thwart an antibiotic-resistant, sexually transmitted infection in mice
September 19, 2013
Missing Slinks: 4 New Species of Legless Lizards Uncovered in California
When a pair of herpetologists in California set out recently to collect samples of legless Anniella pulchra lizards, they were sure they’d find a new species.