American Scientist

An Antidote to Climate Despair

Aiming to nurture a climate community "rooted in the work and wisdom of women."

Environment Climatology
Venus Tectonics Look Like Pack Ice

Earth's nearby neighbor seemed inactive, but new maps and models have exposed its complex volcanic and crustal deformation surface features.

Astronomy Astrogeology
Integrating Big Data Into Surveillance Models to Inform Decision-Making for COVID-19

A conversation with Shweta Bansal, whose work in infectious disease modeling is crucial to understanding and predicting the spread of the pandemic.

Computer Medicine Virology
Seeing the Unseeable

Understanding black holes: the work of the Event Horizon Telescope team to make the first picture of a black hole, and a theoretical initiative to resolve the black hole information paradox.

Astronomy Physics Astrophysics Cosmology
Bettering the Lives of Animals

Steps to take to begin living more harmoniously with our fellow creatures.

Ethics Policy Animal Behavior Review
More on Trustworthy Science

Efforts to build confidence in research are not new.

Ethics
Preparing for Tomorrow’s Pandemics, Today

Accelerating the development of drugs and vaccines.

Medicine Virology

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