
Russia's War in Ukraine
Follow our ongoing coverage of the conflict, from the humanitarian crisis to the global impact on food supply and the catastrophic potential of nuclear weapons

Follow our ongoing coverage of the conflict, from the humanitarian crisis to the global impact on food supply and the catastrophic potential of nuclear weapons

Lessons from two years of emergency science, upheaval and loss

How to improve well-being by fighting bias, discrimination and ignorance

Black innovators and leaders discuss career paths, mentorship and diversity in science. This speaker series is hosted by the Black Employee Network at Springer Nature, …

After facing early challenges, the field is moving toward the medical mainstream

A look at methods and technologies that are transforming the work of psychiatrists and psychologists

Millions of people are sickened by immune systems that are supposed to defend them. There are new ideas about why this happens and how to …

Kidney disease affects millions of Americans, but corporate capture of dialysis, along with disparities in treatment and transplant access, mean that not everyone’s journey is …

Experts highlight advances with the potential to revolutionize industry, health care and society

Viral lies, overwhelming uncertainty, and leadership that amplifies falsehoods and fear: no wonder we feel anguished by our information environment. During an election season of …

We’ve partnered with The Great Courses to bring some of our best feature articles to life with video adaptations. We’re adding new video content monthly, …

A graphical tour of popular words paired with key moments in the history of the magazine

Fresh approaches and hopeful clues in the search for novel therapies

Optimize your time stuck at home with these strategies

Life’s master molecule has been transformed into therapies that tackle the roots of human illness

A virus that originated in Wuhan, China, has sickened thousands in the country and spread to numerous other nations

Celebrating the past and future of humans on the moon


Plastic pollution, including tiny bits known as microplastic, permeate the environment, posing a threat to human and planetary health

What we don’t know, why we don’t know it, and where we go from here

Berlin conference spotlights world-shaping science

How high economic inequality negatively impacts nearly every aspect of human well-being—as well as the health of the biosphere

After years of research, therapies tailored to the genomes of individual patients are reaching maturity

Disruptive solutions that are poised to change the world - a special report produced by Scientific American in collaboration with the World Economic Forum