Declare your independence with DIY sticks of burning metal, the science of free (or not so free) will, and a cephalopod surgeon -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
If, as I have, you've spent copious time wandering the British countryside, visiting amusement parks and visitor attractions that feature life-sized `prehistoric animals', you'll surely have seen all... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Reef-building in skeletal animals appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than previously thought, as far back as 548 million years ago -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A subterranean species that seems to be cancer-proof is providing promising clues on how we might prevent the disease in humans -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Multiple independent gene transfers are now documented to occur in the evolutionary history of eukaryotic life, not just among prokaryotes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Diverse ideas and perspectives benefit science—as studies amply demonstrate—yet progress can be frustratingly slow. We think it's time to amplify the conversation. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists have long thought of the Cambrian Explosion 541 million years ago as the flowering of complex life on Earth. Strangely shaped, large soft-bodied organisms were known to have lived in the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com