A scientist explains what makes some years worse than others-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

No new cases have been reported for two weeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

We're not that close to making self-modifying robots, expert says-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) While Tropical Storm Bud was lashing parts of western Mexico and causing flooding that extended into the American Southwest, a tropical disturbance was spinning over the Gulf of Mexico and straddling southeastern Te...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Influenza A (flu A) hijacks host proteins for viral RNA splicing and blocking these interactions caused replication of the virus to slow, which could point to novel strategies for antiviral therapies.

Certain motifs in swamp sparrow songs can last hundreds, even thousands of years—evidence of a cultural tradition in the birds. Christopher Intagliata reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

(University of California - Riverside) Ming Lee Tang, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue her work on developing hybrid org...

As one of 10 finalists of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, 12-year-old Anna Du will now get the chance to bring her invention to the seas.

Creating beauty out of grief, these tree stumps are a memorial and a reminder of how much of an environmental impact our clothing habits can have.

We should stop thinking that technology will save us and realize we have to reduce demand.