Is recreational pot use safe?
While 48 percent of Americans say they've smoked marijuana, researchers say it might not be as harmless as we think
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:18 PM UTC 201Life Scientific American, Drugs
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Portland’s senseless war on fluoride
The city has rejected yet another plan to fluoridate its water supply, flouting modern medicine in the process
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:41 PM UTC 123Business Scientific American, Portland
You are less beautiful than you think
Dove's viral video gets it wrong: Psychological research says we're not as attractive as we'd like to believe
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 23Social Scientific American, Dove, beauty
Childhood ADHD linked to obesity in adulthood
A new study reveals that men diagnosed with the disorder in childhood are twice as likely to be obese in middle age
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:57 PM UTCLife Scientific American, ADHD
Why green roofs never work
Urban roof gardens should cut energy usage and reduce rainwater runoff. So far, the results have been unimpressive
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 26Social Scientific American
Is safe fracking possible?
A new report suggests that drilling for natural gas doesn't have to be an environmental disaster
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:38 PM UTCTechnology Scientific American, fracking
The illusions of advertising
A look at the science behind marketing tricks
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:35 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Science
Saturn shakes its rings
Scientists have discovered that they're not only shaped by surrounding moons but the planet itself
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:22 PM UTCTechnology Scientific American, Saturn
Little rituals really do work
New research reveals that the symbolic acts we perform aren't as irrational as they appear
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:37 PM UTCLife Scientific American
Healthy foods are destroying the environment
Efforts to reduce the risk of foodborne illness are having unforeseen effects on California's biodiversity
Monday, May 13, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 12Technology Scientific American, California
Will guns doom 3-D printing?
An expert explains how the technology can be manipulated to manufacture cheap, potentially illegal firearms
Saturday, May 11, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 14Technology Scientific American
Neuroscience’s future: Mice with human brain cells
Genetically engineered "astrocytes" have improved rodents' memories and learning capabilities
Thursday, May 9, 2013 4:25 PM UTC 11Life Scientific American
Does mouthwash actually make your breath worse?
New research suggests that nurturing helpful bacteria can help fight halitosis
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:53 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Bacteria
Do electronic cigarettes work?
Addicts are eagerly awaiting e-cigarettes' first efficacy trial results, which are due this year
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 5:36 PM UTC 10Technology Scientific American
Beginning of the end of the DSM?
The National Institute of Mental Health has announced it will reorient its research away from DSM categories
Monday, May 6, 2013 4:06 PM UTC 17Life Scientific American, DSM-IV
America hates science
A student scientist is arrested for experimenting with Drano. No wonder we're falling behind the rest of the world
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:04 PM UTC 73Technology Scientific American
Is ADHD actually undertreated?
New research suggests that a growing backlash against diagnosis of the condition may be misplaced
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:08 PM UTC 18Life Scientific American, ADHD
How conspiracists think
New research helps explain why some see elaborate government plots behind events like 9/11 or the Boston bombings
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 6:34 PM UTC 337Life Scientific American
Can we record our inner monologues?
An anthropologist at the University of Manchester is pioneering a new peripatetic transcription of consciousness VIDEO
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 4:56 PM UTCTechnology Scientific American, Video
Will smartglasses replace eyeglasses?
Researchers say the future looks bright for Google Glass and other companies in the smartglass market
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 11:00 PM UTCTechnology Scientific American, Google
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