An Experiment That Didn't Work
My PhD thesis research was a dead end, but that’s why it was important.
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Medicine Nobel Prize Goes to Circadian Rhythm Researchers
Three U.S. scientists share the 2017 award.
Scientists: Advertise Your Failures!
They’re a part of every career, and being upfront about them can help put things in perspective.
The Future of Peer Review
It’s very far from perfect, but major changes for the better are underway.
Scientists Should Talk Directly to the Public
Our work helps answer some of society's greatest challenges, but it's usually conveyed with technical language in journals most citizens never see.
Harnessing Serendipity
Innovation is critical to sustained economic growth—and mathematics can help us understand how it works
The Perils of Public Outreach
A culture that normalizes hypercritical peers is a problem for scientists who want to reach beyond academe.
Why Scientists Must Share Their Failures
Opinion piece by Ijad Madisch, co-founder and CEO of ResearchGate, the professional network that connects the world of science and opens research up to all.
We Are Never Just Scientists
The gender and racial gaps in scientific professions illustrate the need for greater inclusion at all levels.
Great Literature Is Surprisingly Arithmetic
A good book evokes a variety of emotions as you read. Turns out, though, that almost all novels and plays provide one of only six “emotional experiences” from beginning to end—a rags-to-riches exuberance, say, or a rise and fall of hope.
Why You Should Donate Your Medical Data When You Die
Organs are not the only item of value from the deceased.
The EPA Has Started to Remove Obama-era Information
Federal climate plans created under the former president, tribal assistance programs, and references to international cooperation have been stricken from the EPA’s website
The War on Facts Is a War on Democracy
In a time when facts don’t matter, and science is being muzzled, American democracy is the real victim
Trump Administration Restricts News from Federal Scientists at USDA, EPA
The curbs echo what happened in Canada six years ago.
Gone in 2016: 10 Notable Women in Science and Technology
Gone in 2016: 10 Notable Women in Science and Technology
These scientists made important contributions to physics, biology, astronomy and more
How Science Visualization Can Help Save the World
Information graphics and the fight for science in Trump’s America
An Open Letter from and to Female Scientists
In the aftermath of the election results, a group of women in the sciences has banded together to speak out against anti-intellectualism, inequality, sexism and discrimination.
Does English Have to Be the Dominant Language of Science?
There are big advantages to having scientists communicate in a common tongue, but there are drawbacks as well
Grading the Presidential Candidates on Science
Scientific American evaluates responses from Clinton, Trump, Johnson and Stein to 20 questions
STEM Is Vital, but Not at the Expense of the Humanities
The need to teach both music theory and string theory is a necessity for the economy to continue as the preeminent leader in technological innovation.
How the FDA Manipulates the Media
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been arm-twisting journalists into relinquishing their reportorial independence, our investigation reveals. Other institutions are following suit.
Donald Trump's Lack of Respect for Science Is Alarming
The U.S. presidential election shows how far the political conversation has degenerated from the nation's founding principles of truth and evidence.
How to Bring Science Publishing into the 21st Century
Authorea, a new collaborative tool, could revolutionize scientific authorship
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