SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Voyage to Nowhere’

How a Billionaire’s Plan to Reach Another Star Fell Apart

An abandoned plan to visit another star highlights the perils of billionaire-funded science

When the Rain Pours, the Mountains Move

As warming temperatures bring more extreme rain to the mountains, debris flows are on the rise

New Fossils Could Help Solve Long-standing Mystery of Bird Migration

Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed