Editing Scientific American (section)

== Special issues ==
[[File:Scientific American Special Navy Supplement - 1898.jpg|thumb|upright|Special ''Navy Supplement'', 1898]]

Scientific American has published numerous special editions over the years, focusing on various scientific topics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientific American |url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/scieamer |archive-url= |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=[[JSTOR]]}}</ref> These editions are typically released quarterly and cover themes such as [[space settlement]] by humans, [[evolution]], [[economics]], and [[climate change]]. For example, the March 2024, (volume 33, issue 1s), included articles with themes about space exploration as well as human [[Sexual division of labour|sexual division of labor]] and [[Sexual differentiation in humans|differentiation]] among early-human [[Hunter-gatherer|hunter-gatherers]].”<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Special Editions Volume 33, Issue 1s |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/issue/special-editions/2024/03-05/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=Scientific American }}</ref> Similarly, the June 2024 edition, (volume 33, issue 2s), featured pieces on analyzing the "[[Void (astronomy)|cosmic nothing]]" and issues in physics raised often by the [[cosmological constant]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2024 |title=Special Editions Volume 33, Issue 2s |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/issue/special-editions/2024/06-01/ |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=Scientific American }}</ref>

These special editions are available to subscribers and can be accessed through Scientific American’s archives. The magazine’s archive provides a comprehensive list of past issues, including special editions, dating back to its inception in 1845.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2024 |title=Issue Archive: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/archive/issues/2020s/ |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=Scientific American }}</ref>