Scientific American

HOW THE SUBURBS COULD HELP SAVE BIODIVERSITY

The first step is to redefine our concept of what a garden should be

BIDEN NAMES TOP GENETICIST ERIC LANDER AS SCIENCE ADVISER

U.S. president-elect also elevates the position to the cabinet for the first time

MYSTERIOUS HEAT SPIKES INSIDE CELLS ARE PROBED WITH TINY DIAMONDS

A new type of sensor may help solve a puzzling cellular phenomenon

CORONAVIRUS NEWS ROUNDUP, JANUARY 9-JANUARY 15

Pandemic highlights for the week

UNRIVALED VIEW OF BRILLIANT 'PLANETARY NEBULA' NGC 2899

Its distinctive butterfly shape is caused by one star interfering with the gas expulsion pattern of another

TELESCOPES ON FAR SIDE OF THE MOON COULD ILLUMINATE THE COSMIC DARK AGES

Instruments deployed on missions to the lunar far side might give us an unprecedented view of the early universe

SCIENTISTS WEIGH IN ON INDIA'S CITIZENSHIP DEBATE

Repressive measures by India's government are sparking a backlash in the nation's scientific community

COVID IS ON TRACK TO BECOME THE U.S.'S LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH-YET AGAIN

This winter the novel coronavirus may kill more people than heart disease, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's or diabetes

THE REMAINING COVID-19 JOURNEY

With a vaccine in limited availability, many still need medicines to keep the virus at bay

SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION IN A DIVIDED WORLD

An initiative in Arctic bird conservation shows the value of cooperation across geographic and political boundaries

SHOULD WE CHANGE COVID VACCINE DOSES TO REACH MORE PEOPLE? WHAT THE DATA SAY

Scientists are debating whether to delay, skip or halve doses. But untested tweaks could shake public confidence

VIRGIN ORBIT'S FIRST LAUNCH OF 2021 IS IMMINENT

The company is targeting Sunday, January 17 for sending its LauncherOne rocket to space from the belly of a 747 jet

DIRE WOLVES WERE NOT REALLY WOLVES, NEW GENETIC CLUES REVEAL

The extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution

COVID IS ON TRACK TO BECOME THE U.S.'S LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH-YET AGAIN

This winter the novel coronavirus may kill more people than heart disease, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's or diabetes

'NANOLITES' CAN TRIGGER DANGEROUS VOLCANIC EXPLOSIONS

Tiny crystals play a big role in unexpectedly violent eruptions

WHAT IS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND HOW MIGHT IT AFFECT YOU?

In the U.S., a third of Americans are at risk of chronic kidney disease, and age is a major factor. More than half of Americans over...

NOW IS THE TIME TO REESTABLISH REALITY

We need to agree on the evidence-so we can disagree on what to do in light of it

THE FOUR MOST PRESSING SCIENCE PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT

DID WE RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM A PLANET ORBITING THE NEAREST STAR?

A radio blip, seemingly from Proxima Centauri, where an Earth-size planet world orbits in the habitable zone, is tantalizing-but it's...

BROWN TREE SNAKES TWIST THEMSELVES INTO 'LASSOS' TO CLIMB

The reptiles scale trees with a technique never before observed in any snake