Quantum PhysicsJuly 30, 2018
String Theory May Create Far Fewer Universes Than Thought
Some physicists claim that the popular landscape of universes in string theory may not exist
Stories by Clara Moskowitz
Clara Moskowitz is chief of reporters at Scientific American, where she covers astronomy, space, physics and mathematics. She has been at Scientific American for more than a decade; previously she worked at Space.com. Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more. She has a bachelor’s degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University and a graduate degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
The SciencesJune 7, 2018
Evidence Builds for a New Kind of Neutrino
“Sterile neutrinos” that ignore all other particles might be showing up in experiments—and could even help solve the mystery of dark matter
The SciencesMarch 30, 2018
Quantum Leaps: Read the Winning Entry in a Physics-Inspired Fiction Contest
The Quantum Shorts competition invited stories incorporating the laws of quantum mechanics
BehaviorMarch 21, 2018
Breaking News! The World Isn’t Falling Apart: Why We Ignore Progress
Optimism may not be dead after all. Steven Pinker says our gloomy outlook for humanity is misplaced, and argues for faith in science, reason and democracy
ChemistryMarch 20, 2018
A Noble Gas Surprise: Helium Can Form Weird Compounds
A new idea explains recently discovered chemistry that seems to break the rules of high school textbooks everywhere
The SciencesJanuary 29, 2018
Missing Neutrons May Lead a Secret Life as Dark Matter
This may be the reason experiments can’t agree on the neutron lifetime, according to a new idea
Space & PhysicsJanuary 11, 2018
Molecular Clue to the Mystery of Carbon’s Cosmic Origin Uncovered
A chemical found in a distant gas cloud could help explain where planets like Earth get the seeds of life
BiologyDecember 28, 2017
Secret to Porpoise Sonar Revealed
The animals can adjust structures in their foreheads to change the echolocation signals they emit
The SciencesOctober 3, 2017
Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Gravitational Wave Scientists
Three physicists who lead the LIGO experiment, which made the first detection of gravitational waves, will share this year's award
The SciencesOctober 1, 2017
The Neutrino Puzzle
The largest experiment ever to probe these mysterious particles could point the way to new physics
Space & PhysicsJune 15, 2017
NASA Hires New Astronauts—but Where Will They Go?
The space agency awaits direction from the Trump administration, along with congressional funding to match its ambitions
CultureApril 1, 2017
Scientific Explorers, Pet Foxes, Science Hucksterism and Other New Science Books
April book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
The SciencesMarch 21, 2017
Q&A: Lawrence Krauss on The Greatest Story Ever Told
Hidden, impermanent balances in nature have shaped the history of physics, and could determine our universe’s future
CultureMarch 1, 2017
Majestic Owls, Great Lakes, Food Crisis and Other New Science Books
March book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
CultureFebruary 1, 2017
How an Amnesiac Changed Neuroscience
February book recommendations from Scientific American
CultureJanuary 1, 2017
Brain Beauty: The Art of Neuroscience
Book recommendations from Scientific American
Space & PhysicsJanuary 1, 2017
Tangled Up in Spacetime
The collaborative project “It from Qubit” is investigating whether space and time sprang from the quantum entanglement of tiny bits of information
Space & PhysicsDecember 21, 2016
Interstellar Blues and the Pitfalls of Long-Duration Spaceflight
Passengers explores the difficulties, both personal and scientific, of journeying to another star
BiotechDecember 7, 2016
Engineering the Body: How Regenerative Medicine is Changing Disease
Medical researcher Molly Shoichet will tell three stories of novel ways scientists are combatting stroke, blindness and cancer, in a live Webcast tonight at 7 p.m.
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2016
Gravitational Waves Discovered from Colliding Black Holes
A daring set of experiments finally confirms Einstein's 1916 prediction of gravitational waves
CultureDecember 1, 2016
How the Harvard Observatory Women Changed Astronomy
More book recommendations from Scientific American—December 2016
The SciencesDecember 1, 2016
Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
Listen in as physicists and philosophers debate whether we are real or virtual
CultureNovember 1, 2016
Inside the World of Competitive Rubik's Cube Solving
And more new books for November 2016
Quantum PhysicsOctober 26, 2016
Tangled Up in Spacetime
Hundreds of researchers in a collaborative project called “It from Qubit” say space and time may spring up from the quantum entanglement of tiny bits of information