Scientists continue to discover more and more of the powerful greenhouse gas escaping from the thawing Arctic Scientists have found more than 150,000 sites in the Arctic where methane... Read more
Rodents sacrifice sweets to jailbreak their friends According to a study published in the December 9, 2011, issue of Science, rats can be surprisingly selfless. University of Chicago... Read more
Photographs of natural scenes are basic knowledge, and no one should own that Leigh Beadon over at Techdirt has an unconventional response to the LA Times ant story involving an artist who s... Read more
Edison’s Revenge The rise of direct current using devices and direct current generation have some rethinking the use of alternating current in the grid A new front in an old feud is be... Read more
NEW YORK CITY—The Google Science Fair is a bit different from the science fairs of yesteryear. For one thing, it’s open to students around the world, whose entries will be submitted on... Read more
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti describes an effort to bring free Internet access to African communities Only 20 percent of the world’s peo... Read more
Image via Wikipedia In this second article of a four-part series commemorating the World Wide Web’s 20th birthday, Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti explains how online games a... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Deadline is September 15 Have a World Changing Idea? Scientific American is in search of science visionaries looking to build a cleaner, healthier, & safer future. Fo... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The April issue of Scientific American includes an exclusive excerpt from Bill McKibben‘s new book, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, plus an interview t... Read more