Author: Scientific American

Despite high levels of innumeracy and math anxiety, people often appreciate numeric data

Inspired by a classic movie, conservationists are teaching endangered Northern Bald Ibises to fly south for the winter

Harris would continue the Biden administration’s landmark climate efforts; Trump would roll the country back to more oil and gas

How do you stop implicit bias from getting in the way of better health? This doctor wants to make learning how to manage bias as important as learning how to suture.

SpaceX’s fifth Starship flight test concluded with mechanical arms snatching the descending rocket booster out of the air

Increasingly intense hurricanes, wildfires and other climate disasters have forced these state-run backstop insurance groups into a role typically assumed by the private sector as the primary insurer within their borders

Never-before-seen rainfall, record-breaking tornado outbreaks and wild wind acceleration defined Hurricane Milton

Fossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans combining with vanished species like Neandertals

Abortions after 20 weeks are about ending suffering. To deny someone that care is barbaric

Food and drinks containing unwashed poppyseeds can make people test positive for opioids—and can in some cases be fatal