Former Scientific American editor Mark Alpert talks about his latest sci-fi thriller The Coming Storm, which warns about the consequences of unethical scientific research and of ignoring the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs spoke with Arthur Caplan, head of the NYU School of Medicine’s division of medical ethics, about some of the ethical issues that researchers have to consider... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs spoke with Arthur Caplan, head of the NYU School of Medicine’s division of medical ethics, about some of the ethical issues that researchers have to consider... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The antiviral interferon might help early but exacerbate disease in later stages -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
DNA changes tied to immune reactions, a viral doorway and blood type could affect disease severity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Vaccination used against smallpox during the Civil War reveals the identity of the distantly related virus used to keep troops disease free. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Lobsters, birds and some primates use quarantine to ward off infections -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Evidence gathered in sexual-assault cases could catch more criminals—if anyone bothered to look -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 has turned many of us into homebodies with one eye always on the outbreak -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 has turned many of us into homebodies with one eye always on the outbreak -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com