What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About The Brain
A close brush can leave a lasting mental legacy — and may tell us about how the mind functions under extreme conditions.
A close brush can leave a lasting mental legacy — and may tell us about how the mind functions under extreme conditions.
Being immune was once a status symbol — and another way to segregate and divide humanity.
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
At just 1,000 light-years away, an object in a nearby star system could be our nearest known black hole — but not everyone is convinced.
Mysterious patterns in orbits of small bodies in the outer solar system could arise from the gravity of a massive disk of icy debris rather than an undiscovered giant world.
Globe-trotting humans were the culprits .
Individual differences in genetic makeup may explain our susceptibility to the new coronavirus and the severity of the disease it causes.
Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there.
Recent epidemics provide clues to ways the current crisis could stop
Artifacts show people used the route for 1,000 years — then abandoned it, possibly amid a plague.
There is a superior way to motivate kids and make them feel proud about their accomplishments.
Johns Hopkins health security expert Tom Inglesby discusses the need for widespread testing, protective equipment and face coverings.
Groups of scientists tasked with identifying pandemic-prone microbes were stretched too far and thin.
A flare predicted for this spring could confirm the object is indeed two monstrous black holes coming together.
Planes aren't about to start dropping out of the sky — aviation designers know *how* to generate aerodynamic lift. But the science behind why aerodynamic lift happens is surprisingly (and fascinatingly) opaque.
On a strictly mathematical level, engineers know how to design planes that will stay aloft. But equations don't explain why aerodynamic lift occurs.
In the nearly five years since their first direct detection, gravitational waves have become one of the hottest topics in astronomy.
One of science's most challenging problems is a question that can be stated easily: Where does consciousness come from?
Even a galaxy teeming with star-hopping alien civilizations should still harbor isolated, unvisited worlds — and Earth might be among them.
A shift to renewable energy powered by a carbon tax would create millions of new jobs, but the amount of money it would return to U.S. residents in rebates could vary considerably.