Hidden Particle Interactions Exposed by Peeling Layers of Graphene

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September 02, 2021

Particle Physics Hidden Particle Interactions Exposed by Peeling Layers of Graphene Ions flowing through atom-thin stacks of carbon confirm classic theories but also yield new surprises By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Policy Abortion Rights Are at the Greatest Risk since Roe v. Wade Was Decided in 1972 The Supreme Court will hear a case in the upcoming term that could officially overturn that historic ruling By Elizabeth Nash

Animals Why Tiny Tardigrades Walk Like Insects 500,000 Times Their Size Animals this small and squishy usually don't have legs By Mindy Weisberger,LiveScience

Energy This Room Could Wirelessly Charge All Your Devices New technology delivers power to electronic devices in a test space By Sophie Bushwick

Medicine New Tool Shows Geology behind Kidney Stone Crystallization Rather than crystallizing all at once, kidney stones dissolve and re-form over and over By Harini Barath

Planetary Science The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars Contrary to what we've long assumed, this reservoir of comets surrounding the solar system may have more visitors than permanent residents By Amir Siraj

Nutrition You Have Probably Eaten This Natural Food Additive Without Knowing It A new video series from Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft gives you a serving of science. In this episode we take a look at something called inulin.   By Spektrum,Scientific American Staff

Space Exploration China Wants to Build a Mega Spaceship That's Nearly a Mile Long A proposal plans to study how to build a giant spacecraft By Edd Gent,LiveScience

Medicine Rogue Antibodies Involved In Nearly One Fifth of COVID Deaths Self-targeting antibodies attack part of the immune system that plays a key role in fighting infection By Diana Kwon,Nature magazine

Natural Disasters Understanding Pyrocumulonimbi, aka 'Fire Clouds' Caused by wildfires, they can trigger lightning, create fire tornadoes and turbocharge winds that accelerate the spread of a conflagration By Jon Reisner,Manvendra Dubey

Conservation World's Largest Wildlife Bridge Could Save Mountain Lions An ambitious and popular project to connect the dangerously inbred Santa Monica mountain lions to a larger population is about to break ground By Craig Pittman

Animals Birds' Eye Size Predicts Vulnerability to Habitat Loss A lost "treasure trove" of bird samples reveals how eye shape changes with environment By Jack Tamisiea

FROM THE STORE Ask the Experts: Physics and Math Scientific American's  "Ask the Experts" column has been answering reader questions for nearly two decades. Now, we've combed through our archives and compiled some of the most interesting entries into a series of eBooks organized by subject. In the first of the series – Physics and Math – professors and researchers tackle a wide range of natural phenomena and mathematical concepts from what is antimatter to applications of game theory to what we know about tachyons.

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FROM THE ARCHIVE What Are the Limits of Manipulating Nature? By reaching down into the quantum world, scientists are hoping to gain more control over matter and energy By Neil Savage | June 2018

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