The U.S. has been roiled this year by two crises that seem on the surface to be unrelated: the coronavirus…
Originally published in August 1958 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “Subliminal stimulation has become a public issue since a commercial research firm…
When U.S. scientists launch the first large-scale clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines this summer, Antonio Cisneros wants to make sure…
It is no small task to predict which of the hundreds of thousands of unknown pathogens existing naturally in animals…
A hairlike, translucent creature that builds colonies on hermit crab shells is strange enough in appearance and living arrangements, but…
There’s a reason the term “physical distancing” hasn’t been used much during the coronavirus pandemic: Though it’s a more accurate…
The SUV-sized Perseverance rover due to launch to Mars this week has a sidekick: a svelte four-pound helicopter with four-foot-long…
UFOs have been back in the news because of videos initially leaked, and later confirmed, by the U.S. Navy and…
Hi, I’m Scientific American assistant news editor Sarah Lewin Frasier. And here’s a short piece from the July 2020 issue…
Humans are a really noisy species. Hammering and digging, flying and driving, delivering heavy cargo all over the world. And…