Social Sciences

White ants; vacations in the mud

Play this crossword inspired by the June 2025 issue of Scientific American

It can be difficult to accept that your child may be bullying others, but the way parents respond can help minimize any damage

The red flags abound—political research tells us the U.S. is becoming an autocracy

Defending our public libraries is part of a larger struggle for the integrity of institutions essential to democracy, writes one rural sociologist

Einstein offers a lesson for scientists who are protesting an out-of-control nationalist administration attacking U.S. science today

Agreeing to disagree on too many topics can put a strain on relationships. Conversational tactics such as looping and reframing may help

National Science Foundation staff were told to freeze outgoing funding days after NSF leadership introduced a new policy that requires that grants be screened for “alignment with agency priorities”

Phoenician civilization spread its culture and alphabet across the Mediterranean but not, evidently, its DNA

As children get older, their understanding of science and being a scientist changes. The words adults use are a critical part of keeping them engaged in discovery

The National Science Foundation, which funds key science and engineering research, is the latest U.S. agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE

Discarded authors Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz, observers of the geological past, look into the future