Scientific American Magazine

The owners of a controversial mining license have begun extracting valuable metals from the ocean floor

Mathematicians describe the most beautiful and beguiling forms and surfaces they know

Scientists are racing to stop a tiny mite that could devastate the pollinators and agriculture

Hypochlorous acid is safe enough to spray in your eyes yet more effective than bleach. Why isn’t it everywhere?

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary

Long thought to be loners, male African elephants turn out to have surprisingly rich social lives