Scientific American Magazine

Long thought to be divorced from the brain, the immune system turns out to be intimately involved in its functioning

Astrophysicists have piled up observations that are difficult to explain with dark matter. It is time to consider that there may be more to gravity than Einstein taught us

Coastal communities struggling to adapt to rising seas are beginning to do what was once unthinkable: retreat

Research shows that 60 percent of American teachers avoid or skimp on teaching evolution. A growing movement is trying to change that

Forecasting technology and surfer experience create record rides on the planet’s biggest breakers

Images and sculptures inspired by mathematical principles show off the intense beauty of the discipline

Interactions between termites and vegetation explain mysterious patterns throughout the world