Scientific American

Wood vaulting, a simple, low-tech approach to storing carbon, has the potential to remove 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year—and some companies are already trying it

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

A comet visible to the naked eye will make its closest approach to Earth on October 21

After decades of speculation, two writers uncovered the answer to the Kryptos code’s final cipher

Experts say the strongest scientific studies identify three compounds that fight disease and inflammation

In certain circumstances, losses create a sure path to victory, an idea with implications for biology and cancer therapy