For many years, like most of my peers, I thought that science was part of the solution. More knowledge and innovation would allow societies to adapt to and mitigate environmental damage. That belief ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Roald Sagdeev has already watched one scientific empire rot from the inside. When Sagdeev began his career, in ...

In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, "The Matrix," a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn't real. It's a virtual reality, created ...

Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical ...

Almost 100 years before calls to decolonize science, Taung was challenging researchers to reassess their internal biases. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The Taung ...

Nobels are awarded in only three scientific categories, but other awards honor researchers across different fields. By Alexa Robles-Gil Since the Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901, they have ...

Science World’s president and CEO Tracy Redies is stepping down for retirement. The organization has launched a search for ...