For many years, like most of my peers, I thought that science was part of the solution. More knowledge and innovation would ...

This week in science: The world's second-largest diamond is being evaluated; the genetic secrets of a 117-year-old woman are uncovered; the bizarre origin story of our fingers; and much more!

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. The Christmas tree feels like a tradition from time immemorial—and in some ways it is.

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A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s ...