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Scientific American's Top 10 Science Stories of 2013 . . . December 24, 2013 11:09 am DanS

Scientific American’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2013
A carbon threshold breached, commitments to brain science made, mystery neutrinos found and human evolution revised—these and other events highlight the year in science and technology as picked by the editors of Scientific American

From The Editors

So many stories, so few slots. Our picks this year run the gamut from physics to biology to technology. But as a group, climate change wins in terms of having the most stories, followed by space science.

As usual, we had to leave out many exciting developments. To that end, we have decided to take a cue from Spinal Tap and turn it up to 11 with this top 10 list: specifically, a page of honorable mentions.

Begin the Countdown of the Top 10 Science Stories of 2013

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