Explorers venture into uncharted territory to help scientists map Antarctica’s emperor penguin population from space
Scientific American’s trip to this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show turned up some oddities
After a drought revealed the seawall of a Byzantine Empire harbor town near Istanbul, archeologists excavated what was a thriving ancient center. But how does it fit into the city's 1,600-year history?
Overshadowed by the success of NASA's Mars rover missions, few recall that the USSR once had its own rover program.
The winning entry in Scientific American's 2012 Iron Egghead video contest explains how the adrenal glands work using only common objects found around the home. Warning: This video may cause uncontrollable laughter.
A time-lapse movie showing the immune response in the lymph nodes of a mouse edged out a fruit fly sperm fight for top honours at this year's Nikon "Small World in Motion Photomicrography" competition.
A Russian procedure developed in the 1950s gave those with crippling disabilities hope—if they could handle the pain
Arguments over whether high-tech attire gives swimmers an unfair advantage have been waged for 80 years
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