
Science for True Well-Being
The latest research is an antidote to toxic quackery and honest confusion about health
Andrea Gawrylewski is chief newsletter editor at Scientific American. She writes the daily Today in Science newsletter and oversees all other newsletters at the magazine. In addition, she manages all special collector's editions and in the past was the editor for Scientific American Mind, Scientific American Space & Physics and Scientific American Health & Medicine. Gawrylewski got her start in journalism at the Scientist magazine, where she was a features writer and editor for "hot" research papers in the life sciences. She spent more than six years in educational publishing, editing books for higher education in biology, environmental science and nutrition. She holds a master's degree in earth science and a master's degree in journalism, both from Columbia University, home of the Pulitzer Prize.

Science for True Well-Being
The latest research is an antidote to toxic quackery and honest confusion about health

Different, Together
One person’s reality is purely theirs and often unique

All the Darkness We Cannot See
The cosmos is brimming with dark energy and other mysterious phenomena

The Origin and Legacy of the Human Age
Whether we live a million more years or another week is up to us

Road to Fulfillment

Perpetual Puzzle

The Final Frontier Is Right Here

Science Out of the Box

A Year of Wonder, Awe and Discovery

Truth under Attack

Protect Your Mental Health

Are We Alone?

Beginnings and Endings

Solutions from Science

Behind Every Smile

See the Mysterious Sea Creatures That Only Come Up at Night
“Blackwater” divers photograph the largest migration of animals on the planet

The EPA Plans to Rein in Truck Pollution to Ease Asthma, but It May Not Go Far Enough
Scientists say the agency’s analyses do not capture the full extent of how bad exhaust is for segments of the population

Science for Good

Unblinking View of the Universe

From the Editor: How to Live In the COVID Age

Carrying On in Difficult Times
New ways to cope with the unpredictability of life

Immune System Master Class

Humans and the Quantum Experience

Hard-Won Pandemic Gains
Building on lessons learned from SARS-CoV-2, pandemic preparedness has taken on renewed urgency