Scientific American

Scary play lets people—and other animals—rehearse coping skills for disturbing challenges in the real world

The Endangered Species Act requires that every U.S. plant and animal be saved from extinction, but after 50 years, we have to do much more to prevent a biodiversity crisis

An Aboriginal language provides unexpected insight into how language influences perception

Advances are increasing the supply of organs. But this isn’t enough. Enter the genetically modified donor pig

Researcher Debbie G. Senesky builds materials that can work on Venus

The influential idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not isn’t supported by the available evidence