Social Sciences

New findings from a Siberian tomb offer the earliest direct evidence for human marijuana use

Researchers and advocates say they hope the “blue wave” could signal more accountability after two years of attacks on science

New toxicology tests of Inca mummies found the kids were given not just cocaine but also alcohol and chemicals found in ayahuasca before the ceremony

The second Trump administration has dismantled, disrupted or weakened many of the country’s scientific bodies

What vampire stories reveal about changing fears, identities and human nature

They weren’t afraid of no ghost

The latest batch of declassified files includes eyewitness sightings from earlier this year of a flying black triangle performing inexplicable aerial maneuvers

Ancient Egypt’s first female ruler lived centuries before Nefertiti or Cleopatra

President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Stone, James O’Neill, has yet to have a confirmation hearing in the Senate, leaving the future leadership of the NSF unclear

Scientific American spoke to the candidate for Massachusetts’s fourth congressional district about climate change, misinformation and why, when it comes to health care, some socialism may be required

The Major Research Instrumentation program offers grants of up to $4 million to scientists buying or developing research equipment

Science in meter and verse