Science
Scientific American
Earthquake Life
Yellowstone quakes spark bursts of microbial growth underground
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Sailing the Sun
By designing vertical panels that move in a gale, two Swedish inventors are unlocking a solar future for the windswept north
9 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Covered in Bees
Ancient bees burrowed deep into discarded mammal jawbones
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Fire Starters
Ancient humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than thought
3 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Relativity Revealed
Physicists have observed a bizarre prediction of special relativity for the first time
8 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Everything You Wanted to Know about Polyamory (but Were Afraid to Ask
The practice is not a faddish excuse to sleep around, research shows. And it has deep roots in American culture
10+ min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Let the Rivers Run
An investigation into the rights of nature
4 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Hidden Proof
\"Effective zero knowledge\" beats long-standing cryptographic impossibilities
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
The Universe's Weirdest Optical Illusions
Sometimes the farther away an object is, the bigger it seems to be
4 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Living in the COPILOT SOCIETY
The promise and peril of artificial intelligence everywhere
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Care for Family Caregivers
Helping sick, aging loved ones can cause physical illness in the helper. It may be possible to increase resilience
4 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
The True Worth of America's Public Lands
Social-ecological analyses reveal who will win and who will lose in the push to put federal land into private hands
8 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Socially Awkward Math
A mathematician's random walk theorem explains the stark mathematical difference between drunk people and drunk birds
5 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Navigating Our Social Worlds
The same brain areas that help us map physical space help us chart social connections
5 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Regrowth Record
Axolotls can completely regenerate a key immune organ
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Language Gaps
Scientists show how the brain slices speech up into recognizable words
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
The Age of Impersonation
Digital forensics pioneer Hany Farid explains why \"artificial intelligence\" is a misnomer—and what it will take to rebuild trust in the deepfake era
9 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Little Red Dots
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope
10+ min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Circle Sum
A red circle is inscribed inside a blue square.
1 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Path to Excellence
World-class performers are often late bloomers
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
When Care Becomes Code
AI is spreading through American medicine. When the system is wrong, the burden often lands on those who never asked for a copilot in the first place
10+ min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Depolarization Depot
Tweaks to social media feeds reduced polarizing effects
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Crystal Phases
Researchers probe the surprisingly complicated science of ice
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Cosmic Chain
Hundreds of galaxies form one of the largest spinning structures ever spotted
2 min |
March 2026
Scientific American
Dirty Little Secrets
Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread
10+ min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Archaeology Is Reviving the Smell of History
How reconstructing long-lost smells connects us to the past
6 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Heal Injuries Faster
Toss out the old advice that rest is the best recovery strategy
4 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Can a Time Capsule Outlast Geology?
A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun
10+ min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Fiery Amoeba
A newfound organism thrives in record-breaking heat
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
50, 100 & 150 Years
GIANT ATOMS
3 min |