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From the fate of the caribou to the oil sands industry, Edward Struzik's book paints troubling pictures of an unseen Arctic and explores options to save it

Over the past several decades, the progress in micro fabrication technology has revolutionized the world in such fields as computing, signal processing, and automotive manufacturing.

The bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres continue to baffle scientists as infrared images reveal they have different thermal properties

A California man tore a tendon in his thumb after playing a puzzle game on his smartphone too much, according to a new report of the case.

The American Physical Society is holding its annual April Meeting at the moment in Baltimore, Maryland, and one of the highlights, research-wise, comes to us courtesy of the Dark Energy Survey (DES)... --

A rare sleep disorder that makes people act out their dreams may be an early warning of a deadly neurological illness, a new review of previous research suggests.

Human noise pollution stresses marine animals and has been blamed for the death of whales - what can we do to live in harmony?​ (full text available to subscribers)

A device that plugs into your phone could diagnose cancer and other diseases by measuring the way light bounces off different molecules

From smartphone apps like Siri to features like facial recognition in photos, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a part of everyday life. But humanity should take more care in developing AI than with other technolo...

Take a material that is a focus of interest in the quest for advanced solar cells. Discover a "freshman chemistry level" technique for growing that material into high-efficiency, ultra-small lasers. The result, disclosed...

From asthma to shellfish allergies, hay fever may be just the start of a cascade of related conditions. What's more, we could become more susceptible with age (full text available to subscribers)

The Dark Energy Survey's detailed maps may help scientists better understand galaxy formation. Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey have released the first in a series of dark matter maps of the cosmos. These maps, creat...

From particles from another dimension to twins of the Higgs Boson, here are the exotic particles scientists are most hopeful of finding at the Large Hadron Collider.

What's most important for the success of your project? Is it the team? Funding? Timing? Idea? Business model? Recently I heard Bill Gross, one of the most brilliant entrepreneurs of this century,...

A rare albino dolphin living in a museum in Japan is the only captive member of its species with the genetic condition

At least 11 genes influence our placebo susceptibility. Screening could enable tailored treatments for migraine, depression, irritable bowel syndrome and more

A painting hanging on the wall in an art gallery tells one story. What lies beneath its surface may tell quite another.

Brown rice is a highly nutritious grain. It is good for the heart, aids digestion and may reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes and high cholesterol.

NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a liquid water cycle on Mars, and harnessing this could one day make drinking water for astronauts

Take a material that is a focus of interest in the quest for advanced solar cells. Discover a "freshman chemistry level" technique for growing that material into high-efficiency, ultra-small lasers. The result, disclosed...

One of the coolest—and most stressful–moments of my career took place November 7, 1996, when I was a staff writer for Scientific American. --

This year, I've been very fortunate to be a part of the inaugural class of the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program, which brings together 60 leaders from around the country to work on... --