Culture
New Understandings of Witch Trials, Synthetic Morphology and the Moons of Jupiter
Physicists attempt to weigh a vacuum and resolve the “worst theoretical prediction in the history of physics”
Stories by Laura Helmuth
Culture
The Best Habitats for Whales, Leopards and Office Workers
Strangely real imaginary numbers, an unsung founder of quantum physics and an endless AI conversation
Policy
Adorable Voles, Life as We Don’t Know It and Better Cement
Love in the brain, how dreams predict disease and better words for climate change in this month’s issue of Scientific American
Policy
How Metabolism, Heavy Elements and Quantum Entanglement Really Work
Gravitational waves, the evolution of human metabolism, theodiversity and quantum entanglement in this month’s issue of Scientific American
Astronomy
The Stunning First Results from JWST
A new view of the universe, moral injury, opioid addiction and inequality, and more in the December issue of Scientific American
Policy
Fun Details about the Human Side of Science
The Thwaites Ice Shelf is cracking up, humans learned to walk many times, and covert consciousness can be detected in unresponsive patients
Pollution
It’s Time to Fight Light Pollution
Learn about Viking women, doughnuts in the brain, nuclear weapons, and more in the October issue of Scientific American
Black Holes
New Solutions to Black Holes, Snake Phobia and Forecasting Atmospheric Rivers
These fun stories show progress from the scale of quantum effects to that of snakes and from Earth to the edge of the universe
Oceans
Mystery, Discovery and Surprise in the Oceans
Bizarre sea creatures, a new view of the ocean, the race to the moon, and more
Climate Change
Students Deserve to Learn about the Climate Emergency
Voyager spacecraft, generational trauma, momentum computing, and more in this issue
Inequality
Mammals’ Perseverance, Fast Radio Bursts and Health Justice
Research shows straightforward solutions to help children learn and thrive
Policy
Birdsong, Quantum Computing, Omicron’s Mutations, and More
How science helps us see, hear and fix things we can’t easily perceive
Policy
Bird Navigation, Dark Matter, Biblical Archaeology, and More
Highlights from the April 2022 issue of Scientific American
Public Health
Introducing a Special Issue on How COVID Changed the World
Please share your observations about how the pandemic changed life for you and yours
Astronomy
Big Questions about Space, Time, Neandertals, Psychedelics and Reality
Why salamanders are so strange, why people jump to conclusions, and more in our February 2022 issue
Archaeology
New Insights into Ancient Greece’s Planetary Motion Machine
Quantum timing, the evolution of animal sounds, militias, and more in the January 2022 issue
Astronomy
The Milky Way Is Destined to Collide with Andromeda, and We Know What It Will Look Like
Solar superflares, emotion-detecting artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and more in our December issue
Policy
Ancient Egypt’s Sacred Baboons, Vapor Storms and Fighting Hunger
Why Thoth is our favorite deity, preparing the James Webb Space Telescope and fixing genes in this month’s issue
Policy
A Big Day Birding and a Possible Fifth Force of Nature
Reduction of food waste, infinite math and quantum physics experiments designed by AI in our October issue
Policy
Progress on Autoimmune Disorders, Mountain Lions and Venus
Training science writers for a future of solutions
