A craft built to save Earth’s biodiversity from a planetary crisis would be far tinier—but vastly more far-reaching—than the biblical Ark
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Tag Archives: The Sciences
Sea Angels and Sea Butterflies Reveal Climate Change Consequences
The delicate marine animals known as sea angels are facing unprecedented change because of global warming
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Eating Turkey Does Not Really Make You Sleepy
Don’t blame the tryptophan in your Thanksgiving turkey. The post-dinner drowsiness probably results from carbs and alcohol
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Thanksgiving and the Myth of Native American “Savages”
Prominent scientists exaggerate the violence of Native Americans, whom European invaders ravaged.
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Visualizing the Rhythm of Food
Interactive data visualization charts the changing popularity of 195 different foods over time
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The Foreigners at Your Thanksgiving Table
Many of the "American" foods we love came from parts of the world Pres. Trump has vilified
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Do Wine over Those Brussels Sprouts
Taking a swig of red wine before eating Brussels sprouts appears to moderate Brussels sprouts’ polarizing flavor. Christopher Intagliata reports
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What We’re Thankful for at Scientific American
From our virtual Thanksgiving table to yours
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Echolocation Drains Bats Traveling through Noise
Bats expend more energy navigating in loud conditions
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Duckbill Dino Odyssey Ended in Africa
A duckbill dinosaur jawbone found in Morocco means that dinosaurs crossed a large body of water to reach Africa.
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China’s Chang’e-5 Mission Launches to Collect Lunar Samples
After a 44-year hiatus, humans are on the verge of returning fresh material from the moon
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How Misinformation Spreads–and Why We Trust It
The most effective misinformation starts with seeds of truth
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Why Social Media Became the Perfect Incubator for Hoaxes and Misinformation
Data scientists are studying how information spreading online influences our social dynamics and what, if anything, can be done to smooth polarization
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The Scientific Benefits of Social Distancing
Avoiding too much direct contact with colleagues can lead to more independent thinking
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Bumblebees’ Self-Image Gets Them through Tight Spots
Sridhar Ravi was outdoors with his colleagues on a summer day in Germany when a group of bumblebees grabbed his attention. As the bees made their way from flower to flower, they skillfully flew…
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To Understand How Science Denial Works, Look to History
The same tactics used to cast doubt on the dangers of smoking and climate change are now being used to downplay COVID
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Distrust Authorities, Including Me
The presidential election and pandemic have highlighted the fallibility of experts, but that doesn’t mean we should dismiss them all
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The Noble Gases
Science in meter and verse
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If It Smells like Dirt, Fire Ants Are Interested
For these swarming, stinging insects it’s the aroma of home sweet home
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Readers Respond to the July 2020 Issue
Letters to the editor from the July 2020 issue of Scientific American
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Arecibo Observatory to Close Its Giant Eye on the Sky
After suffering severe damage from broken cables that cannot be readily repaired, the observatory’s enormous radio telescope is now slated for “controlled decommissioning”
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See a Male Seahorse Give Birth
Unlike almost all other animal species, it is male seahorses who become pregnant and birth young
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Doing the Touchy Math on Who Should Get a COVID Vaccine First
Mathematicians model pandemic scenarios by plugging thorny ethical and logistical issues into calculations
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Storm-Surfing Parasites Spread Widely
Major hurricanes scramble marine-creature populations
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New Scientist-Candidates for U.S. Congress Fared Worse Than Expected in 2020
Even with big health issues in the headlines, most of these challengers lost, though advocates hope the races gave science a higher policy profile
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Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It
Understanding how algorithm manipulators exploit our cognitive vulnerabilities empowers us to fight back
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Legendary Arecibo Telescope Will Close Forever, And Scientists Are Reeling
New satellite image reveals the damage that shut down the facility, ending an era in astronomical observation
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New Space Weather Network Extends over Africa
Sensors will monitor solar emissions that threaten GPS and radio signals
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Early Mammals Had Social Lives, Too
Chipmunk-like animals that lived among the dinos appear to have been social creatures, which suggests that sociality arose in mammals earlier than scientists thought. Christopher Intagliata…
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Prospects for Life on Venus Fade–But Aren’t Dead Yet
Debate continues over controversial report of phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere, as researchers re-analyze data and find a fainter signal
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NASA Celebrates Crew-1 Arrival at Space Station
SpaceX’s first 4-astronaut mission for the agency is a milestone in human spaceflight
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Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations
Most stars die in fairly predictable ways, but astronomers have discovered a growing catalog of unusual stellar deaths that challenge the traditional picture
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Sharing the Human Side of Science
Exploding stars, Top 10 Emerging Technologies, hand transplants, and more in the December issue of Scientific American
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Four Years after Science Took a Hit, There’s Hope
But 500 Women Scientists, formed in the aftermath of Trump’s 2016 election, still has plenty of work to do
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Stellar Smashups May Fuel Planetary Habitability, Study Suggests
Radioactive elements produced by colliding neutron stars could make the difference between living and lifeless worlds
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10 Steps That Can Restore Scientific Integrity in Government
Here’s what the Biden-Harris administration can do to repair the damage Trump has done
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Ten Steps that Can Restore Scientific Integrity in Government
What the Biden-Harris administration can do to repair the damage Trump has done
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Scientists Failed to Use Common Sense Early in the Pandemic
The WHO’s initial advice not to wear masks in the fight to contain COVID sowed dangerous confusion
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We Need More Scientists in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps
Their creativity, entrepreneurism and grasp of the complexity of the world are crucial attributes
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The Empty Half of the Glass May Also Be Full
How many scientific breakthroughs have been lost because they came from outside the mainstream?
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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2020
Nuclear future, data on hurricanes, and machines replace muscle on the farm
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A New Cell Map of the Human Heart
Scientists have created an atlas of cardiac cells in six regions that could help chart what goes awry in heart disease
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Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020
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Divide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID Strategy
COVID might be fought efficiently with fewer shutdowns by restricting activities only in a particular area with a population up to 200,000 when its case rate rises above a chosen threshold.
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Do NASA’s Lunar Exploration Rules Violate Space Law?
The Artemis Accords—NASA guidelines supposedly designed to regulate global cooperation on the moon—may serve to circumvent preexisting international treaties
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A Cosmic Video Mini-Series to Ponder Gravity, the Universe, and Everything
Earthly matters got you stressed? Here is an opportunity to elevate your mind above the terrestrial din with three cosmic questions.
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A Cosmic Video Miniseries to Ponder Gravity, the Universe and Everything
Earthly matters got you stressed? Here is an opportunity to elevate your mind above the terrestrial din with three cosmic questions
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Dramatic Scope of the Anthropocene Can Be Seen from Above
Aerial photography highlights the effect humankind is having on the earth
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China Set to Retrieve First Moon Rocks in 40 Years
Chang’e-5 has just one lunar day to collect material from a previously unexplored region of the moon’s near side
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Solving the Mysteries of Ancient Plagues
DNA from bacteria and viruses, recovered from human remains, shows how pathogens helped to topple empires and change civilizations
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