Archives: Scientific American
Meteorite Bears Evidence of Magnetic Fields in Early Solar System
An ancient meteorite has now yielded the first physical evidence that intense magnetic fields played a major role in the birth of our solar system.
Dark Matter Black Holes Could Be Destroying Stars at the Milky Way’s Center
If dark matter comes in both matter and antimatter varieties, it might accumulate inside dense stars to create black holes
The Philosophical Implications of the Urge to Urinate
The state of our body affects how we think the world works
New Experiment Aims to Crack Neutrino Mass Mystery
These particles should not have mass, but they do. By sending neutrinos through the ground from Illinois to Minnesota, physicists hope to learn why
An Ill Wind Blows in Antarctica, Threatens Global Flooding
Fiercer winds from the Southern Ocean means a faster meltdown of ice
Can General Anesthesia Trigger Dementia?
Scientists try to untangle the relationship between a temporary effect and a permanent condition
Ancient Halo Stars Cast the Milky Way’s First Light
Hubble spots a star in our galaxy’s halo that likely predates its oldest star clusters
U.S. Tornadoes Form in Swarms
Over the past couple of decades, tornado season has seen a lot more variation than it used to. Not only have some of the earliest and latest starts to the tornado season been recorded since the mid-1990s, but tornadoes are seeming to cluster together so that there are fewer days with tornadoes, but more tornadoes on the days that do have them, a new study finds.
Robots y neuromodulación trazan camino para curar lesiones de la médula espinal
La rehabilitación con ayuda de robots y la estimulación del cerebro con ondas magnéticas logra reconectar fibras nerviosas afectadas por heridas en la espina dorsal
Plant Biology Informs the Origins of the Stradivarius
A tomato expert and viola player uses plant statistics to trace the history of the violin