American Scientist

Briefings

Astronomy Biology Communications Computer Medicine Technology Spotlight

Seeing the "Sixth Sense"

Robert Frederick

Biology Technology Sightings

Asteroid Bennu Up Close

Dante Lauretta

Astronomy Technology The Long View

Do You Know Where your Food, Energy, and Water Come From?

Victor O. Leshyk, Benjamin L. Ruddell, Richard R. Rushforth

Agriculture Policy Technology Geographical Distribution Human Ecology Macroscope

Moonshot Computing

Brian Hayes

Computer Technology Computing Science

First Person: Jeff Dean

Fenella Saunders

Computer Technology Human Ecology Spotlight

People Cause Replication Problems, Not Machine Learning

Shlomo Engelson Argamon

Communications Computer Ethics Technology Macroscope

Estimating Populations

Technology Archaeology Letters To The Editor

Trust and Bias in Robots

Ayanna Howard, Jason Borenstein

Ethics Technology Technologue

The Edge of the Solar System

Astronomy Technology Astrogeology Infographic

Bird Strike Prevention

Technology Letters To The Editor

Estimating Ancient Populations by Aerial Survey

William E. Carter, Ramesh Shrestha, Juan C. Fernandez-Diaz

Engineering Technology Archaeology

Random Paths to Frequency Hopping

Tony Rothman

Communications Technology

Keeping Birds Out of Jet Engines

Lee S. Langston

Policy Technology Transportation Technologue

Group Innovation

Fenella Saunders

Engineering Technology From The Editor

Computing Outside the Box

Simson L. Garfinkel, Rachel H. Grunspan

Computer Technology Excerpt Scientists Nightstand Books

Neanderthals in Prime Time

Sandra J. Ackerman

Evolution Technology Genetics History Of Civilization Natural History Science Culture

Key Internet Connections and Locations are at Risk from Rising Seas

Carol Barford

Environment Policy Technology Cartography Technologue

First Person: Elena Aprile

Corey S. Powell

Astronomy Technology Cosmology Spotlight

Searching for Dark Matter

Daniel Bauer

Astronomy Technology Cosmology Technologue

What's Next for Finding Other Earth-like Worlds?

Sara Seager

Astronomy Technology Spotlight

NASA's Next Great Eye on the Sky

Kevin Heng, Bradley M. Peterson

Astronomy Engineering Technology Perspective

Fixing Tech's Built-In Bias

Marie Hicks

Anthropology Computer Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Assembling Big Data from Failures

Henry Petroski

Engineering Technology Engineering

Big Data and Democracy

Dianne Timblin

Ethics Policy Sociology Technology Scientists Nightstand Books

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Astronomy Computer Technology Infographic

Gaia Reveals the Milky Way

Ronald Drimmel

Astronomy Computer Technology

Tumbling Microrobots for Future Medicine

David J. Cappelleri, Chenghao Bi, Maria Guix Noguera

Engineering Medicine Technology Technologue

Technology has Social Consequences

Fenella Saunders

Sociology Technology From The Editor

High-Tech Homelessness

Virginia Eubanks

Anthropology Policy Technology

Cool Customers

Dianne Timblin

Engineering Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Mass-Producing Graphene

Les Johnson, Joseph E. Meany

Engineering Technology

Gene-Editing Policy

Biology Communications Ethics Policy Technology Genetics Letters To The Editor

Learning From Failed Tech

Communications Engineering Technology Letters To The Editor

Drilling with Curiosity

Emily Stewart Lakdawalla

Engineering Technology Technologue

3D Printing of Bone Implants and Replacements

Susmita Bose, Samuel Ford Robertson, Amit Bandyopadhyay

Biology Technology Anatomy

Satellite Lost and Found

Fenella Saunders

Astronomy Technology Sightings

Science Gift Guide 2017

Dianne Timblin

Art Biology Communications Engineering Mathematics Physics Technology Scientists Nightstand Science Culture

The Gene-Editing Conversation

Matthew C. Nisbet

Biology Communications Ethics Policy Technology Genetics Science Communication

Imaging Without Lenses

David Stork, Aydogan Ozcan, Patrick R. Gill

Communications Computer Physics Technology Computing Science

Croplands Up Close

Fenella Saunders

Agriculture Technology Geographical Distribution Sightings

Go Scuba Diving in a Marine Sanctuary—Without Leaving Your Desk

David Samuel Shiffman

Biology Communications Environment Technology Ecology Nature Conservation Oceanography Macroscope

A Peek at Proprietary Algorithms

Simson L. Garfinkel

Computer Technology Statistics Spotlight

Sumptuous Science

Dianne Timblin

Art Biology Technology Natural History Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Seeing the Heart's Power

Robert Frederick

Biology Medicine Technology Anatomy Sightings

Understanding the CRISPR Craze

Robert Frederick

Agriculture Biology Chemistry Engineering Medicine Technology Cytology Genetics From The Staff

Computing the Moment of Totality

Robert Frederick

Astronomy Computer Mathematics Technology From The Staff

Structural Support for Damaged Tissue Repair

Treena Livingston Arinzeh, Jennifer Moy, Gloria Portocarrero Huang

Biology Medicine Technology Anatomy

Saved by the Slide Rule?

Engineering Mathematics Technology Letters To The Editor

Computers That Can Run Backwards

Peter J. Denning, Ted G. Lewis

Computer Technology Computing Science

Computational Propaganda

Robert Frederick

Communications Computer Ethics Policy Technology Social Science From The Staff

The Two Faces of Nanotechnology

Omowunmi "Wunmi" Sadik

Medicine Technology Technologue

Briefings

Engineering Environment Evolution Technology Climatology Ecology Genetics Geology Spotlight

The Ionospheric Connection Explorer Satellite

Physics Technology Astrophysics Infographic

First Person: Sheila Jasanoff

Katie L. Burke

Biology Ethics Policy Technology Spotlight

New Website: Better, Faster, Stronger...

Robert Frederick

Communications Computer Technology From The Staff

Moogfest Amps Up Connections between Science and Music

Fenella Saunders

Art Computer Technology Science Culture

Smart and Squishy Robots

Yigit Mengüç

Chemistry Computer Physics Technology Technologue

Slide Rules: Gone But Not Forgotten

Henry Petroski

Engineering Mathematics Technology Engineering

Restructuring Science in Russia

Jamie L. Vernon

Communications Technology Spotlight

First Person: Yuri Kovalev

Brian Malow

Astronomy Physics Technology Astrophysics Spotlight

Bio-Responsive Smart Drug Delivery

Fenella Saunders

Biology Medicine Technology From The Staff

Pressure in the Pink

Fenella Saunders

Computer Engineering Mathematics Physics Technology Spotlight

Seeing Biology's Tiniest in Color

Robert Frederick

Biology Technology Microbiology From The Staff

Soviet Blocks

Jesse Schell

Computer Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

The Prospects of Artificial Endosymbioses

Ryan Kerney, Zakiya Whatley, Sarah Rivera, David Hewitt

Agriculture Biology Engineering Ethics Evolution Policy Technology

Setbacks and Prospects for Autonomous Vehicles

Henry Petroski

Engineering Policy Technology Engineering

Computational Thinking in Science

Peter J. Denning

Computer Engineering Technology Computing Science

Harnessing the Web to Track the Next Outbreak

Aranka Anema, Carly R. Winokur, Chi Bahk, Sumiko Mekaru, Nicholas Preston, John S. Brownstein

Medicine Technology Anthropogeography Human Ecology

The Other Open-Access Debate

David Harris, Mark Allen Schneegurt

Ethics Policy Technology Ethics

Graphene Takes Flight

Katie L. Burke

Physics Technology Aeronautics Spotlight

Graphene Takes Flight

Katie L. Burke

Engineering Technology Aeronautics From The Staff

Surveillance, Privacy, and Security on the Internet

Dianne Timblin

Psychology Sociology Technology Scientists Nightstand Science Culture

Less in Space

Paulo C. Lozano

Engineering Technology Astronautics Technologue

The Recycling Rates of Smartphone Metals

Chemistry Environment Technology Infographic

New Brain Insights from Cochlear Implants

Michael Dorman

Biology Medicine Technology The Long View

The Mathematics of Crime

Fenella Saunders

Mathematics Technology Human Ecology From The Staff

The Road Ahead

Henry Petroski

Engineering Technology Human Ecology Transportation

How Paperweights Emerged from the Desk of Necessity

Henry Petroski

Engineering Technology Aesthetics Engineering

First Person: Michael Spencer

Fenella Saunders

Chemistry Physics Technology Metallurgy Spotlight

Using Computing to Advance Toxicology

Robert Frederick

Biology Chemistry Computer Medicine Technology From The Staff

Exploring The Dark Net with Author Jamie Bartlett

Dianne Timblin

Psychology Sociology Technology Scientists Nightstand Social Science Science Culture

The Promise of 2D Materials

Fenella Saunders

Physics Technology From The Staff

Cybersecurity Is Harder Than Building Bridges

Peter J. Denning, Dorothy E. Denning

Computer Engineering Technology Computing Science

The Many Faces of Fool's Gold

David Rickard

Agriculture Chemistry Technology Metallurgy

Double-Edged Nanoparticles: DNA Disrupters and Cancer Fighters

Fenella Saunders

Biology Technology Genetics From The Staff

The Visual World of Infants

Russell D. Hamer

Biology Technology

Cypherpunks Write Code

Jamie Bartlett

Computer Technology Excerpt Scientists Nightstand Books

The Historic Turns of a River

Sandra J. Ackerman

Technology Cartography Photography Sightings

DNA Damage and Nanoparticles

Fenella Saunders

Biology Chemistry Technology Genetics Spotlight

A 3D Twist for Flat Photos

Natasha Kholgade Banerjee

Chemistry Technology Computing Science

Steel's Contentious Birth

Engineering Technology Letters To The Editor

Cyber-Enabled Bionic Organisms

Robert Frederick

Biology Technology Animal Behavior From The Staff

Bessemer's Volcano and the Birth of Steel

Ainissa Ramirez

Chemistry Sociology Technology Metallurgy Technologue

Archaeology from the Air

William E. Carter, Ramesh Shrestha, Juan C. Fernandez-Diaz

Physics Technology Archaeology Cartography Geography

Mona Lisa in 3D

Art Technology Letters To The Editor

Tracking the Eyes to Study the Brain

Indre Viskontas

Art Biology Technology Animal Behavior Arts Lab

An Ethical Evolution

Jacob Darwin Hamblin

Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Computer Vision and Computer Hallucinations

Brian Hayes

Art Computer Technology Aesthetics Computing Science

From Lowly Paper Clips to Towering Suspension Bridges

Henry Petroski

Engineering Technology Engineering

Parsley, Sage, Thermocouple, and Thyme

Eric Schulze

Agriculture Chemistry Technology Books

Orion's First Test Flight

Astronomy Engineering Technology Astronautics Infographic

A Story of Serration

Sandra J. Ackerman

Evolution Technology Anatomy Sightings

Restoring Depth to Leonardo's Mona Lisa

Claus-Christian Carbon, Vera M. Hesslinger

Art Computer Technology Aesthetics

Making the Cut

Fenella Saunders

Art Technology Spotlight

Names, Simplified

Henry Reich

Art Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Orion's Path to Liftoff

Astronomy Technology Astronautics Spotlight

Can Your Phone Tell You If Your Food Is Safe?

Fenella Saunders

Biology Technology From The Staff

20 Years of Exoplanet Discoveries

Fenella Saunders

Astronomy Technology From The Staff

JWST's Limiting Factor

Astronomy Engineering Technology Letters To The Editor

A Protective Cloak Against Earthquakes and Storms

Gregory J. Gbur

Engineering Physics Technology

The Voyagers' Survival

Astronomy Engineering Physics Technology Astronautics Letters To The Editor

Particles Crash Again

Fenella Saunders

Engineering Physics Technology Sightings

Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Quality

Katie L. Burke

Engineering Environment Physics Technology Geology Spotlight

A Space Suit that Squeezes

Vinita Marwaha Madill

Technology The Long View

The Past and Future Space Suit

David P. Cadogan

Engineering Technology Transportation

Developing Duplicates: 3D Printing Replacement Body Parts

Katie-Leigh Virginia Corder, Fenella Saunders

Biology Engineering Technology From The Staff

The Power of the Little Guy

Fenella Saunders

Environment Technology Science Culture

The Cool Factor: Air Conditioning's History in Images

Barbara Aulicino, Dianne Timblin

Art Technology Science Culture

In-tense Robots

Stephen Piazza

Art Engineering Technology Astronautics Technologue

2,877 Hours in a Personal Spacecraft One-Tenth of an Inch Thick

The Editors

Technology The Long View

The Real Twilight Zone

Fenella Saunders

Sociology Technology Science Culture

The Next Great Exoplanet Hunt

Kevin Heng, Joshua Winn

Astronomy Technology

Birth of the Coolth

Dianne Timblin

Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Social Science Books

Crawling toward a Wiser Web

Brian Hayes

Communications Computer Technology Computing Science

A Walk Down the Hall

Technology Metallurgy Letters To The Editor

A Wire Across the Ocean

Ainissa Ramirez

Engineering Sociology Technology Social Science Technologue

Time to Save the Leap Second

David Finkleman

Policy Technology The Long View

Robot Explorers Lose One of Their Own

Scott Glenn, Mark Moline, Oscar Schofield

Technology Oceanography The Long View

If These Cubicles Could Talk

Dianne Timblin

Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Social Science Books

The 100-Billion-Body Problem

Brian Hayes

Computer Mathematics Physics Technology Astrophysics Computing Science

Journeys to the Brink

Ram Ramabhadran

Medicine Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Each Blade a Single Crystal

Lee S. Langston

Engineering Technology Aeronautics Metallurgy Technologue

Like Holding a Piece of Sky

Mark Miodownik

Engineering Physics Technology

Fly-By Forestry Takes Off

Catherine Clabby

Technology Ecology Forestry Sightings

Weighing the Kilogram

Paul J. Karol

Physics Technology Technologue

Cell by Cell, Life Appears

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Photography Sightings

Why Is It So Hard to Stop Sports Concussions?

Stephen Piazza

Medicine Physics Psychology Technology Technologue

New Information from Ancient Genomes

Sandra J. Ackerman

Biology Technology Archaeology Genetics Spotlight

Paleontology's X-ray Excavations

Catherine Clabby

Computer Technology Anatomy Archaeology Sightings

What's in a Grasp?

David A. Rosenbaum, Oliver Herbort, Robrecht van der Wel, Daniel J. Weiss

Technology Morphology

The Nature of Scientific Proof in the Age of Simulations

Kevin Heng

Computer Technology Perspective

Delving into Deep Learning

Brian Hayes

Computer Mathematics Technology Statistics Computing Science

Engineered Molecules for Smarter Medicines

Darlene K. Taylor, Uddhav Balami

Medicine Technology

Social Media Monitors the Largest Fish in the Sea

Tim K. Davies

Technology Oceanography Social Science

Watching Earth Change

Catherine Clabby

Technology Sightings

A Path for Nuclear Power

Lee S. Langston

Engineering Physics Policy Technology Technologue

Simulating Star Formation on a Galactic Scale

Clare Dobbs

Astronomy Computer Technology

In Memory of the Offprint

Henry Petroski

Engineering Technology Engineering

Laser-Sharp Vision

Catherine Clabby

Technology Photography Sightings

First Person: Building with DNA

Fenella Saunders

Technology Spotlight

Programming Your Quantum Computer

Brian Hayes

Computer Technology Information Theory Computing Science

Slipping Past Cancer's Barriers

Mauro Ferrari

Engineering Medicine Technology Technologue

Falling Through the Screen

Anna Lena Phillips

Anthropology Art Sociology Technology Arts Lab

The Robot Ocean Network

Oscar Schofield, Scott Glenn, Mark Moline

Technology Oceanography

Gridding Gotham

Tim Stallmann

Technology Cartography History Of Civilization Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Diesel Dates

Engineering Technology Letters To The Editor

Ultimate Resolution

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Photography Sightings

These 'Bots Are Made for Walking

Stephen Piazza

Engineering Technology Technologue

States of Incandescence

Harold Green

Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Focus on Everything

Catherine Clabby

Technology Photography Sightings

Stents to Prevent Stroke

Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz

Medicine Technology

Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture

Fenella Saunders

Physics Technology Photography Science Observer

The Adaptable Gas Turbine

Lee S. Langston

Engineering Technology Technologue

Going Mobile

David Schoonmaker

Technology From The Editor

Mapping Traditions

Technology Cartography Letters To The Editor

Elemental Energy

Fenella Saunders

Physics Technology Science Observer

The Music of Math Games

Mathematics Technology Macroscope

The Tinkerers

Fenella Saunders

Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

A Colorful History

Engineering Technology Letters To The Editor

Switching Colors with Electricity

Roger J. Mortimer

Technology

Living Cartography

Tim Stallmann

Technology Cartography Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Flying Cars

Dolores Hayden

Technology Poetry Scientists Nightstand Books

3D Carnivorous Plants

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Botany Photography Sightings

Can Concrete Be Bendable?

Victor C. Li

Chemistry Physics Technology

Interface Facts

Katie L. Burke

Communications Sociology Technology Science Observer

Online Optimism

Jacqueline Olds

Psychology Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Computing Dolphin Fin Photo IDs

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Sightings

Forest Elephant Chronicles

Catherine Clabby

Technology Animal Behavior Sightings

The Manifest Destiny of Artificial Intelligence

Brian Hayes

Computer Technology Computing Science

Biodiversity's Invisible Palette

Elsa Youngsteadt

Environment Technology Ecology Forestry Sightings

Acquiring Literacy Naturally

Dominic Massaro

Psychology Technology

A “Simple” Piece of Plastic

Emily Willingham

Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Hologram History

Physics Technology Photography Letters To The Editor

Bring on the Soft Robots

Fenella Saunders

Technology Science Observer

Artificial Noses

David R. Walt, Shannon E. Stitzel, Matthew J. Aernecke

Biology Chemistry Technology

Finding Ground Truth from Above

Catherine Clabby

Technology Geography Sightings

A Box of Universe

Brian Hayes

Computer Mathematics Technology Computing Science

Power Gets Hot

Physics Technology Science Observer

Crowdsourcing Gender Equity

Anna Lena Phillips

Communications Technology Science Observer

Where Will Driverless Cars Take Us?

Policy Technology Letters To The Editor

Empirical Software Engineering

Greg Wilson, Jorge Aranda

Computer Technology

Whatever Became of Holography?

Sean F. Johnston

Art Technology Photography

Narrowing In on Negawatts

Catherine Clabby

Physics Technology Sightings

Self-healing Polymers and Composites

Scott R. White, Benjamin J. Blaiszik, Sharlotte L. B. Kramer, Solar C. Olugebefola, Jeffrey S. Moore, Nancy R. Sottos

Chemistry Technology

Information and Human Society

Andrew Odlyzko

Technology Information Theory Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Leave the Driving to It

Brian Hayes

Computer Technology Computing Science

Quasirandom Ramblings

Brian Hayes

Computer Mathematics Technology Computing Science

Digital Dystopia

Jacqueline Olds

Psychology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Social Science Books

Connecting the Dots

Cosma Shalizi

Computer Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

The Future of Time: UTC and the Leap Second

David Finkleman, Steve Allen, John Seago, Rob Seaman, Ken Seidelmann

Computer Technology

Making Better Maps of Food Deserts

Anna Lena Phillips

Ethics Policy Technology Cartography Science Observer

Bit Lit

Brian Hayes

Communications Computer Technology Computing Science

The Algorists

Anna Lena Phillips

Art Communications Technology Science Observer

Getting Better All the Time?

David E. Nye

Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Bringing Up Robots

Fenella Saunders

Technology Science Observer

Ancestors of Apollo

Dennis Danielson

Astronomy Technology

Probing Deep-Sea Domains Off Indonesia

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Oceanography Sightings

The Memristor

Brian Hayes

Computer Technology Computing Science

Machines, Minds and Madness

Brian Hayes

Technology Cybernetics Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Get a Grainy Grip

Fenella Saunders

Biology Technology Anatomy Science Observer

Mapping Macromolecules in Cells

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Sightings

Brains Like To Keep It Real

Catherine Clabby

Psychology Technology Social Science Science Observer

Power Failures

Phillip F. Schewe

Policy Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Hang Up and Ride

David Schoonmaker

Psychology Technology Science Observer

Electrifying Language

Brian Hayes

Technology Books

Techno-Dystopia

Marilyn Lombardi

Computer Ethics Sociology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

The Shallows

Anna Lena Phillips

Communications Psychology Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Hiding in Plain Sight

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Anatomy Sightings

High-power Lasers

Todd Ditmire

Physics Technology

How the Sky Became Digital

W. Patrick McCray

Astronomy Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Planet Stewardship

Benjamin K. Sovacool

Engineering Environment Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Technology Plus

Henry Petroski

Engineering Technology Engineering

How We Make Knowledge About Climate Change

Noel Castree

Communications Computer Policy Technology Climatology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Harness DNA Memory

Biology Computer Technology Letters To The Editor

Detecting Irregular Gravity

Catherine Clabby

Physics Technology Geology Sightings

Revealing the True Solar Corona

Richard Woo

Astronomy Technology Astrophysics

The Race for Real-time Photorealism

Henrik Wann Jensen, Tomas Akenine-Moller

Art Computer Technology Photography

The Ultimate Mouthful: Lunge Feeding in Rorqual Whales

Jeremy A. Goldbogen

Biology Engineering Physics Technology Animal Behavior

Avoiding a Digital Dark Age

Kurt D. Bollacker

Computer Genetics Information resources (general) Computing Science

Neural Interfaces

Warren Grill

Biology Engineering Technology Anatomy Physiology

Real-Deal Connectivity

Catherine Clabby

Biology Computer Technology Anatomy Sightings

Envisioning Cosmic Collisions

Catherine Clabby

Astronomy Computer Technology Sightings

Multitasking to Distraction

Fenella Saunders

Psychology Technology Science Observer

Spitzer’s Cold Look at Space

Michael Werner

Astronomy Engineering Physics Technology

Our Flexible Age

Technology Statistics Letters To The Editor

Be Real About Biofuels

Biology Policy Technology Human Ecology Letters To The Editor

Unknowns and Indeterminates

Computer Mathematics Technology Letters To The Editor

Taking Measure of Biofuel Limits

Thomas R. Sinclair

Agriculture Chemistry Economics Technology

Keyboards, Codes and the Search for Optimality

Robert Dorit

Communications Computer Technology Marginalia

The Higher Arithmetic

Brian Hayes

Computer Technology Computing Science

Coming Soon to a Battlefield Near You

Hugh Gusterson

Ethics Policy Technology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

See How the Earth Moves

Catherine Clabby

Physics Policy Technology Cartography Geography Geology Sightings

Working Best Under Pressure

Fenella Saunders

Chemistry Technology Science Observer

The Best Bits

Brian Hayes

Computer Technology Computing Science

Follow the Flow

Catherine Clabby

Computer Engineering Mathematics Technology Sightings

Strangers in a Strange Land

Edward W. Felten

Psychology Sociology Technology Human Ecology Review Scientists Nightstand Books

Seeing Is Believing

Catherine Clabby

Biology Technology Anatomy Sightings

A Little Space, Please

Robert Kosara

Art Communications Technology Sightings