Opinion

We need less uproar over everyday drones and more critical attention about ones near airports and other restricted airspace

Making cookies is time- and labor-intensive. Here’s how a little math can make it easier and less wasteful this holiday season

The full potential of public opinion polling lies in its ability to illuminate deeper societal trends beyond electoral forecasts

Feminism gives us the analysis, tools and movement to create a better climate future for everyone. It’s time to embrace it

Early cultural exposure can influence kids’ ideas about gender and STEM in significant ways

The centennial of the discovery of brain waves in humans exposes a chilling tale involving Nazis, war between Russia and Ukraine, suicide and the vicissitudes of history

Unless we pursue AI carefully, the Nobel committee will one day give a Peace Prize to the people cleaning up its terrible consequences, just as it did with nuclear physics

I am a trauma surgeon and gunshot survivor who has experienced byzantine health insurance coverage firsthand. I understand why people are furious

With a possible bird flu outbreak looming, Donald Trump’s choice of Jay Bhattacharya, a scientist critical of COVID policies, for the NIH is the wrong move for science and public health

Think twice before giving direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits to friends and loved ones

A collection of nonfiction and fiction books Scientific American editorial staff and contributors read and recommend in 2024

As wildfires grow in severity and frequency, they’re not only threatening lives but also our visual connection to the cosmos