Illicit nuclear detonations are anything but secret

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American

People dump their exotic animals for logical, if not good, reasons

Why the singular of “data” is not “anecdote

Power imbalances facilitate environmental degradation—and the poor suffer the consequences

How algorithms designed to alleviate poverty can perpetuate it instead

The growing gulf between rich and poor inflicts biological damage on bodies and brains

And what we can do about it

Mathematicians are developing forensics to identify political maps that disenfranchise voters

Astronomers have found some of the most distant galaxies in the universe, opening a window on a previously unknown period of cosmic history

Microbial partnerships turn out to be more common and influential than scientists could have ever imagined

Experimental techniques demonstrate how to strengthen memories when our brains are off-line

Take a ride with Tesla's Enhanced Autopilot feature

Researchers wrestle with the rising rates of virus-related tumors

Researchers identify genes linked to rapid eye movement sleep

Officials will vote to overhaul the standard system of scientific measurements

The gender gap in leadership narrows when groups spend more time together

Female cockroaches gather in groups to avoid male attention

A linguist explains how limited our thinking about extraterrestrials can be

Creating artificial intelligence that continues to adapt