Scientific American Magazine

Scientists are abandoning conventional thinking to search for extraterrestrial creatures that bear little resemblance to Earthlings

Studies of prairie voles are providing surprising new insights into how social bonds form

Growing swarms of spacecraft in orbit are outshining the stars, and scientists fear no one will do anything to stop it

New techniques and novel ingredients can greatly reduce the immense carbon emissions from cement and concrete production

Enacted dreams could be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease

Speaking to people’s priorities can build the will needed to implement climate solutions