Scientific American
Stellar Caravan
The sun traveled across the Milky Way alongside thousands of stars
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Early Plates
Scientists found the oldest direct evidence for Earth’s tectonic motion
3 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Microbe Metropolis
Sinking microbial cities may solve a key ocean mystery
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Nocturnal Navigation
These ants use a sophisticated lunar compass
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Lost Roads of the Roman Empire
A massive digitization project has nearly doubled the known extent of the first continent-scale road network
9 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
WHAT’S A QUANTUM COMPUTER GOOD FOR, ANYWAY?
Quantum computing promises profound power in cryptography, materials design, telecommunications, and much more. But those dreams won’t become reality overnight—if ever
10+ min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Unchecked Megaconstellations
Satellite swarms could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet
5 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Atomic Snowflakes
Could each atom in the universe be unique?
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
The Ethics of AI Art
When people understand AI-generated art’s underlying system and process, its moral implications become harder to accept
4 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
THE QUANTUM REVOLUTION
Will computers based on quantum physics change the world?
10+ min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Battleship Science
Game-playing AI can show us how to do science better
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
New Ways to Keep Muscle as You Age
Ozempic, similar drugs and aging take off muscle. New therapies could retain it
3 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
War in Plain Sight
Near-real-time satellite coverage means militaries can no longer hide. So they are learning to lie better
4 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Fractal Geography
Scientists catalog the \"fractalness\" of more than 130,000 islands
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Weird Worlds
This sulfurous hell world might change the way we classify exoplanets
4 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Tiny Climbers
Ziti-size fish scale a massive waterfall
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
A Nuclear Moon
NASA wants a nuclear reactor to power a lunar base. It’s not as crazy as it sounds
10+ min |
June 2026
Scientific American
What’s Wrong with Quantum Mechanics
A 100-year-old theory might explain the confusion
6 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Lunar Geology
If NASA’s ambitious lunar-exploration plans succeed, scientists will cover the moon with sensors—and find answers to several long-standing questions about the inner solar system
6 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Eyes in the Sky
The Artemis moon missions are a game changer for astronomy
7 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
A Bridge-Crossing Puzzle Led to New Math
Are you smarter than an 18th-century Prussian?
5 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Challenging Measures
Depression questionnaires may not work the same for highly intelligent people
2 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
The Fusion Wager
Helion is trying to turn a pulsed-plasma machine into a power plant—on a start-up timeline
8 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
The Scariest Problem in Math
The most important unsolved mystery in mathematics is nearly 170 years old, and there’s a million-dollar reward for its solution. Why is hardly anyone trying to find it?
10 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Mating Arm
Reproduction in octopuses is even weirder than you think
3 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
The New Moon Race
The triumphant Artemis II mission marks a new era of lunar exploration and science. Here’s how it went down and what comes next
7 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
50, 100 & 150 Years
1976 \"Recently scientists have discovered that the carriers of electric charge inside a crystal can exist in a state that has many of the properties associated with water.
3 min |
June 2026
Scientific American
Scanning the Stone
As ore gets harder to find, the mining industry is turning to subatomic-particle sensors to push deep underground
8 min |
May 2026
Scientific American
Upright Heart
Here's how your heart knows you've stood up
2 min |
May 2026
Scientific American
Discerning Chicks
A bird-brained \"bouba\" and \"kiki\" study challenges ideas of human language evolution
3 min |