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Coming Soon: The Biggest Biodiversity Issues of 2024 Low-carbon fertilizer, printable DNA, bird-bashing buildings and a dozen other trends could greatly help or hurt biodiversity in 2024 ...

There is a lot of parenting advice out there. Scientific American wants to wade through it and give you the most current, rigorous evidence to help you make the best decisions.

The midterm elections have high stakes for issues such as abortion rights, pandemic funding, climate change and other fundamental policies ...

Canceled grants and slashed budgets are disproportionately affecting junior health researchers, dealing a major blow to the ...

Letters to the editor for the September 2022 issue of Scientific American ...

Fans of Scientific American might have hoped that activist journalism would leave the magazine along with former editor Laura Helmuth, who resigned in November. Instead, it appears that little has … ...

An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows the impact of the administration’s budget plan ...

Strong Scientific Leaders Must Speak Out against the Trump Administration’s Science Denial The U.S. National Academy of Sciences should denounce the antiscientific policies of the Trump ...

Consider this special issue of Scientific American an antidote to toxic quackery and honest confusion about health. One easy way to improve body and mind: get outside.

USAID is responsible for global health efforts that have saved the lives of millions of children. What happens when those programs are cut?

In emphasizing past and current views about attempts to change behaviors, however, the piece may imply that applied behavioral analysis (ABA) is the only therapeutic model available.