Nov 17 Pluto’s heart may conceal an ocean By Lee Billings, Scientific American Astronomers have just found the best evidence yet of an entire ocean in an exceedingly unlikely place—the dwarf planet Pluto. Continue reading
Nov 07 13 science and health issues left behind during this election By Scientific American Obesity, clean drinking water and antibiotic resistance are just some of science and health issues to have taken a backseat during the presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 04 A single mutation bolstered the fury of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American A single genetic alteration may have increased Ebola virus transmissibility and boosted its killing power during the West Africa outbreak. Continue reading
Oct 28 Ozone layer over Asia threatened by weird pumping effect in atmosphere By Jane Qiu, Scientific American A weird phenomenon is happening high above the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas that could prove to be an atmospheric nightmare for the ozone layer. Continue reading
Oct 25 Here’s why artificial intelligence isn’t out to get us By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American Hollywood’s dark vision of machines taking over belies how far artificial intelligence is from meaningful reality—and what it will look like when it gets there. Continue reading
Oct 24 Telling a lie makes way for the brain to keep lying By Simon Makin, Scientific American A new study from University College London and Duke University shows how the brain adapts to dishonesty and telling tall tales. Continue reading
Oct 20 Ice detectives race against time as climate change destroys evidence of itself By Dhananjay Khadilkar, Scientific American Threatened glaciers store many of Earth’s fading prehistoric memories, including valuable temperature information about climate change… Continue reading
Sep 29 If DEA blocks kratom, promising research on opioid alternative may suffer By Angus Chen, Scientific American Kratom, a compound from a Southeast Asian tree, offers hope for a safer opioid alternative, but research could slow to a crawl as the DEA steps in. Continue reading
Jul 22 Vesuvius-scale volcano begins stirring near Rome By Shannon Hall, Scientific American A volcano near Rome is waking from a long slumber, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jul 09 Deadly Tesla crash exposes confusion over automated driving By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American Amid a federal investigation of a Tesla vehicle crash, ignorance of the technology’s limitations has come into focus. Continue reading