Science
Scientific American
Probiotic Hope and Hype
Despite their popularity, supplements with billions of \"good\" microbes help only a few illnesses, research shows
3 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Mondays Really Are More Stressful
The start of the workweek can be a biologically measurable stressor, with consequences for long-term health that can stretch into retirement
4 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Tiny Display
An e-paper breakthrough brings extremely high-resolution color
2 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Fine-Feathered Snack
A bat's tracker documents a dramatic midair hunt
2 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
OUR ROBOTIC PICTURE
Will mechanical helpers ever be commonplace at home, at work and beyond?
10+ min |
January 2026
Scientific American
"Use Your Words" Can Be Good for Kids' Health
Writing or expressing feelings can help adults mentally and physically. Kids are no different
5 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Distant Diplomacy
Unrelated species “talk” and understand one another to avoid threats
2 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Behind the Nobel
A 2025 winner reflects on the mysterious T cells that won him the prize
5 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
A Suite of Killers
Heart ailments, kidney diseases and type 2 diabetes actually may be part of just one condition. It's called CKM syndrome
10 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Static Launch
Tiny worms leap toward their fruit fly hosts with an electric “tractor beam”
3 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Cable Quakes
Fiber optics that connect the world can detect its earthquakes, too
2 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
A Good Night's Sleep
Psychological data and brain scans show all the ways sleep can improve our lives, our bodies and our relationships
1 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Think Again
Chimpanzees can weigh evidence and update their beliefs like humans do
3 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
The Reptile Sexpocalypse
The sex of many turtles, crocodilians, and other reptiles is determined by the temperature at which their eggs incubate. Global warming could doom them
10+ min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Cracking the World's Most Famous Code
Solving the CIA's Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing
6 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Inside Asteroid Family Trees
Asteroid origins can be hard to trace
4 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Signals from Within
Disruptions in interoception, the ability to detect and interpret the body's internal state, may underlie anxiety, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and many other psychological ailments
10+ min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Flashes in the Night
Celestial transients shine furiously and briefly. Astronomers are just beginning to understand them
10+ min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Lunar Nursery
A swirl of gas and dust may be a moon-formation zone
2 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
What's on the Horizon for 2026
These are the science topics that we think will be big this year
6 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
The Imperiled Orcas of the Salish Sea
The southern resident killer whales are on the brink. Now the scientists who study them are, too
10+ min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Fire Stoppers
New tech fights fire with sound
2 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Huntington's Hopes
After years of heartbreak, a new treatment slows this devastating disease
4 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE: Ignorosphere Surfers
SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVISED tiny featherweight disks that could float freely in Earth's mesosphere or the thin air of Mars, theoretically even while carrying payloads.
3 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Will We Run Out of Rare Earth Elements?
These valuable but difficult-to-extract metals are increasingly important to modern life
1 min |
December 2025
Scientific American
Copyright Laws Can Stop Deepfakes
The U.S. should give its residents rights to their own face and voice
4 min |
December 2025
Scientific American
50, 100 & 150 Years
“The list of first-aid procedures that the medical profession encourages laypeople to undertake is short because of concern that tactics applied in ignorance may do more harm than good.
3 min |
December 2025
Scientific American
Dramatic Atmosphere
Exoplanet TOI-561 b has air where none should persist
2 min |
December 2025
Scientific American
The Mother of Depressions
Postpartum depression is a leading cause of death among new mothers. A new type of drug offers better, faster treatment
10+ min |
December 2025
Scientific American
Going Rogue
A massive study may improve the prediction of dangerous rogue waves
3 min |