科学
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 |
February 2026
Scientific American
Nature's Tile Shop
Life keeps evolving these geometric patterns
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Battle of the Breeds
A large dataset shows that some dog stereotypes are based in reality, and others might be unfair characterizations
1 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
The Milky Way's Disk Keeps Getting Weirder
The disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving
5 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
A Winning Loser
If the cards shown here are rearranged to form four new poker hands of five cards each, what is the low- est possible winning or tying hand?
1 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Athletic Drill
Woodpeckers turn their entire bodies into tapping machines
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Growing Story
Ancient lichens might have paved the way for plants
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Smoke Detector
\"Sleepy lizards\" aren't so sleepy when it comes to fire
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
DEADLY MIRROR
A new form of life, eerily like us, is almost within reach of science. It could destroy our planet. Here's how to stop it
10+ min |
February 2026
Scientific American
The First Stars
Astronomers hope to soon spot the universe's earliest stellar inhabitants
9 min |