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Mimicking the chemistry of outer space to explain how planets form

It’s a complicated time to be a young scientist in America. Lessons from history can tell us what the future might hold

Clocking the electrical messages between neurons using fluorescence

The great American brain drain could define science for a generation

On steering the path forward for research and innovation

Explaining how climate change affects ecological diversity and human health

Despite funding woes, American scientists are finding reasons for optimism

Making catalysts used in industrial processes hardier and more effective

Scientists are seen as oddballs, and that’s a problem

The federal funding system for scientific research in the U.S. is crumbling. Here’s how it can be rebuilt

Creating artificial-intelligence tools for cancer detection

Applying new tools to behavioral tests to discern how we learn

Robots and AI are running experiments around the clock, from battery chemistry to cancer therapies. But can they be trusted to get it right?

Scientific American used expert recommendations and data analysis to identify 28 exceptional early-career researchers

Inventing better materials to improve solar energy

Creating techniques to allow scientists to see biological processes in real time

Some countries have seen a stark decline in academic freedom over the past decade

Studying why people interpret the same thing in different ways

There are bright futures ahead for our first-ever Young American Scientist honorees

Learning how the matrix around cells and tissues impacts cancers