Scientific American

Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, linguists found—and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, potentially revealing what a culture values

Astronomical amounts of energy could be extracted from black holes—to build a gigantic bomb, for example. Experts have now implemented this principle in the laboratory

A new mathematical model helps to advance the centuries-old art of knitting

Scientists at Europe’s famous particle collider briefly created gold ions from lead in a modern twist on the alchemical goal

Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes, and trying to define them is difficult

After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to abandon precious samples of air, rock and soil on the Martian surface. Experts are furious