Long thought impossible, preservation of fossil pigments is allowing scientists to reconstruct extinct organisms with unprecedented accuracy—a feat that is yielding surprising insights into the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists thought people first set foot on the frozen Tibetan Plateau 15,000 years ago. New genomic analyses suggest multiplying that figure as much as fourfold -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Human suitors may woo with red wine and roses, but these jumping spiders come courting with fancy dress and choreography. Now scientists know more about how spiders perceive their admirers'... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fresh insight emerges into the complex genetics that dictate how the nervous system wires itself for fine-motor control, which gives humans the dexterity for everything from brain surgery to... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Women rate a man they see with an attractive woman as more desirable than an unattached man. Erika Beras reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com