Why does the same virus barely faze one person while sending another to the hospital? New research shows the answer lies in a molecular record etched into our immune cells by both our genes and our ...

Scientific American is seeking original short documentary film proposals that spotlight the dedicated scientists working on ...

“Being mindful is a great way to counteract the negative impact of the aging stereotype. Living in the moment and focusing on ...

As much as 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen may be in Earth’s core, scientists reported, suggesting most of Earth’s water was ...

Our circadian clocks play a crucial role in our health and well-being, keeping our 24-hour biological cycles in sync with light and dark exposure. Disruptions in the rhythms of these clocks, as with ...

Five years ago, the economist Partha Dasgupta warned that business was self-cannibalising: consuming the natural systems it ...

In the populated forest of literary magazines at the University of Iowa, a new literary magazine has taken root in the form ...

As the year prepares to take off, let’s take a moment to reflect on the scientific discoveries that have already made it so ...

Many ecologists hypothesize that, as global warming accelerates, change in nature must speed up. They assume that as temperatures rise and climatic zones shift, species will face local extinction and ...

Two African science journalists – Paul Adepoju and Mkhululi Chimoio – have won the “ Quantum Pitch Competition ”, organized by Physics World and Physics Magazine to mark the International Year of ...

Art projects can help unlock more enthusiasm from citizens for deposit return schemes, reuse pilots or new recycling sorting ...