Science

How many oil slicks are there in the ocean? Where are they, and where did they come from? These seem...

A group of several hundred polar bears in south-eastern Greenland often catch seals by waiting outside their prey's breathing holes...

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Think of a top executive at a powerhouse company....

Panarea, a volcanic island near Sicily, Italy, is the site of plenty of underwater volcanic activity – which has now...

Fiction Power on Trial In a future where people hold the perpetrators of the climate crisis to account, what has...

Astronomers spotted a huge space rock slamming into Jupiter, creating a blast of light and energy equivalent to 2 million...

IceCube is an example of how big science, and particularly particle physics, now often works on generational time scales. Getting...

Editor’s Note (6/14/22): The current hearings on the January 6, 2021, insurrection, held by a U.S. House of Representatives committee, have...

Using computer vision algorithms to crunch through satellite image and shipping location data has revealed areas where ships may be...

In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a pair of outspoken scientists reveal how warp drives—the show’s ubiquitous...

If pimples are caused by oily skin, why doesn't a good washing prevent all breakouts? A recent study offers an...

CRISPR gene-editing trials for treating beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease are being extended to include people under the age...

There was once an orangutan named Ken Allen at the San Diego Zoo who was notorious for carrying out complex...

Volunteers who spent a working week in a virtual-reality environment have reported more anxiety, lower productivity and migraines – which...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is sending back stunning images as it explores an ancient river delta in Jezero crater for...

The nature of time is a tricky notion to pin down. But whether it is a fundamental part of our...