Traditional histopathology, crucial for disease diagnosis, relies on chemically staining tissue samples to highlight cellular ...

This is my very first video filmed with the iPhone XR, and what better way to start than with a galaxy-inspired space doodle? Using just Copic markers, I turned my sketchbook into a cosmic scene ...

These simple, DIY science experiments for kids will help combat "summer slide" — and your kids will be having so much fun, ...

To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

Innovative Technique to Create a Paper Longbow!!

One of my favorite science experiments to bring to my fourth-grade classroom is growing beans in a cup. I typically use this ...

When Victoria Glynn came to Panama to study the effects of extreme ocean temperatures on coral reefs at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) as a pre-doctoral fellow in professor ...

The EPA-targeted rules could prevent an estimated 30,000 deaths and save $275 billion each year they are in effect, according to an Associated Press examination that included the agency’s own prior ...

Mathematical evidence indicates that our universe is flat, but it could be infinitely big, as well. You can figure out if an object is flat with a simple pencil-and-paper geometry exercise. To ...

New BBC One series The Big Idea Works features everyday people who have come up with a clever idea for a new product, but don’t know where to start in getting it made ...

Chris Ware explains how to draw strangers on the bus without getting arrested. The celebrated cartoonist talks anxiety, process, and the final installment of his Acme Novelty Datebook series.

Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers ... Over the long term, this can distort our big-picture view of science, leading to wasted effort and misallocated resources.