The SciencesMay 23, 2010
Three puzzles from Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Stories by Philip Yam
Philip Yam is the managing editor of ScientificAmerican.com, responsible for the overall news content online. He began working at the magazine in 1989, first as a copyeditor and then as a features editor specializing in physics. He is the author of The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting and Other Prion Diseases.
The SciencesMay 23, 2010
Profile: Martin Gardner, the Mathematical Gamester (1914-2010)
For 25 years, he wrote Scientific American's Mathematical Games column, educating and entertaining minds and launching the careers of generations of mathematicians
Space & PhysicsApril 28, 2010
Alien horror: Stephen Hawking hawks Stephen King
BehaviorApril 7, 2010
Scientific tricks for staying in love
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2010
Scientific American launches "World Changing Ideas" video contest
The SciencesJanuary 22, 2010
Marshall Nirenberg, Forgotten Father of the Genetic Code, Dies
Mind & BrainDecember 23, 2009
A window on savant syndrome closes with the death of Kim Peek
The SciencesDecember 22, 2009
Scientific American editor in chief Mariette DiChristina honored as one of "Three Wise Women" of 2009
The SciencesDecember 3, 2009
Mariette DiChristina Named Scientific American Editor in Chief
DiChristina becomes the eighth person to assume the top post in the magazine's 164-year history
The SciencesDecember 2, 2009
Is it time to kill the Antarctic Treaty?
The SciencesNovember 16, 2009
Qapla'! Christie's Star Trek auction [Re-Post]
The SciencesNovember 13, 2009
In 2012 neutrinos melt Earth's core, and other disasters
HealthOctober 29, 2009
Flu vaccine: A shortage that didn't have to be?
EnvironmentOctober 12, 2009
Economics Nobel Highlights How Social Relationships Explain Certain Economic Activities
Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson win the prize for their analyses of cooperation and conflict in economic governance
Space & PhysicsSeptember 2, 2009
How to Get Humans on Mars: Make It a One-Way Trip
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2009
Origins: The Start of Everything
Where do rainbows come from? What about flying cars, love and LSD?
TechnologySeptember 1, 2009
Buckyballs and Nanotubes
A once overlooked form of carbon may represent the future of technology
HealthSeptember 1, 2009
Mad Cow Disease
Cannibalism takes its revenge on modern farms
Space & PhysicsAugust 21, 2009
Mysterious Origins: 8 Phenomena That Defy Explanation [Slide Show]
The unknown origins behind language, handedness, flu seasons, superconductivity, antimatter, proton spin, cosmic rays and sex
The SciencesAugust 17, 2009
The Origin of Scientific American
A week of origins, starting with our own back in the 19th century
TechnologyAugust 1, 2009
Whatever Happened to the Mars Rovers?
Also: updates on stem cells from proteins, quasicrystals and a billion-year memory drive
Mind & BrainJuly 29, 2009
Are Rorschach tests really any good?
HealthJuly 1, 2009
Updates: Whatever Happened to Hubble's Last Fix?
Also: updates on mercury in seafood, happiness and choices, and delisting the gray wolf
EnvironmentJune 1, 2009
Updates: Whatever Happened to Fuel Cell Progress?
Also: updates on hurricane warnings, nuclear medicines, and prostate testing