Scientific American
Pets, Health and People
Only when human-pet relationships are strong, it seems, do owners get physical and mental benefits from their animals
4 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Decoding Blood
New biomarkers promise easier and earlier detection of Alzheimer's, but the results aren't always clear
9 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Cultivating Resilience
Early research suggests that Alzheimer's risk can be mitigated through diet, exercise and social stimulation. But definitive studies remain elusive
9 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Search Broadly
The way you search the Internet can reinforce your beliefs—without you realizing it
2 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
People Watching
Our social voyeurism may have deep evolutionary roots
2 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Drink Deep
New tech pulls fresh water from the bottom of the sea
4 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Science Makes the U.S. a Great Nation
History tells us what happens when great nations attack science
4 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Prevention Intervention
The evidence is clear that racial discrimination, physical health and the environment contribute to Alzheimer's and other dementias. Now researchers are looking for ways to intervene
10 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
The Lives of Dead Trees
Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he's found a complex world few people see
10+ min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Biological Age vs. Chronological Age
Investigating the science and hype of biological age tests
6 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
The Landslide in Your Backyard
As climate change brings more intense rain to the mountains, dangerous debris flows are on the rise
10+ min |
October 2025
Scientific American
VOYAGE TO NOWHERE
An expensive and ambitious plan for interstellar travel has quietly disappeared
10+ min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Self-Destruct
This planet triggers flares on its star—spelling its ultimate doom
3 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Neural Stretch
Scientists map a mouse's peripheral nervous system in unprecedented detail
2 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Why Knot
Mathematicians unravel a long-standing conjecture about knot theory
2 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Echolocation Touch
Dolphins' echolocation may be more like feeling than like seeing
3 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
The Dawn of Polar
Fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed
10+ min |
October 2025
Scientific American
A Dangerous Silver Bullet
Drugs that hit an Alzheimer's target are gaining traction. Some neurologists remain dubious
9 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
What I Wish Parents Knew about Social Media
I study social media for a living. Here's how parents can help their kids use it safely and productively
5 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
How a Tiny Brain Region Guides Generosity
Whether and how much we help others may be determined by the brain's basolateral amygdala
6 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Fast Fashion Needs a Green Makeover
A more circular economy in textiles will look good on everyone
4 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
A Block-Stacking Problem with a Preposterous Solution
In principle, this impossible math allows for a glue-free bridge of stacked blocks that can stretch across the Grand Canyon- and into infinity
5 min |
October 2025
Scientific American
Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?
In a few billion years the sun will turn into a red giant star
4 min |
October 2025
Popular Mechanics US
STURDY STEEL WIENER DOG BOOT SCRAPER
A recent North Atlantic mud season became the inspiration for this weekend metalsmithing project.
3 min |
September/October 2025
Popular Mechanics US
Inside the Glitter LAB
How the tiniest trace of red shimmer helped solve one of California's most brutal crimes.
10+ min |
September/October 2025
Popular Mechanics US
The SECRET VENOMOUS HISTORY of Ozempic
How a deadly toxin from a desert dwelling lizard led to one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in modern times.
10+ min |
September/October 2025
Popular Mechanics US
DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL!
AS CARMAKERS LOBBY TO YANK AM RADIO FROM NEW MODELS, BROADCASTERS ARGUE THAT THE TRUSTY 105-YEAR-OLD MEDIUM IS AN IRREPLACEABLE LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. BUT IS ANYBODY LISTENING?
10+ min |
September/October 2025
Popular Mechanics US
ONE BUCKET. TEN GENIUS HACKS.
THERE'S A $5 DO-IT-ALL PROBLEM SOLVER JUST SITTING IN YOUR GARAGE. PUT IT TO WORK!
4 min |
September/October 2025
Popular Mechanics US
The Ancient People of the Sahara
BETWEEN 14,800 AND 5,500 YEARS AGO, the Sahara—known for being one of the driest places on Earth—actually had enough water to support a way of life. Back then, it was a savanna that early human populations settled to take advantage of the favorable farming conditions. Among them was a mysterious people who lived in what is now southwestern Libya and should have been genetically subSaharan—except, upon a modern analysis, their genes didn’t reflect that.
1 min |
September/October 2025
Popular Mechanics US
Our Global Population
HOMO SAPIENS IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL mammalian species in Earth’s history, and it’s not even close. However, a new study suggests that the impressive nature of humanity’s proliferation may have been vastly underreported.
1 min |