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Human scientists are still better than AI ones – for now

A simulator for the process of scientific discovery shows that AI agents still f...

Snippet of Euclid Mission’s Cosmic Atlas Released by ESA

With contributions from NASA, the mission will map a third of the sky in order t...

NASA Administrator to Visit, Engage Officials in Romani...

Continuing his efforts to deepen international collaboration and promote the pea...

Cassini Mission: 5 Things to Know About NASA Lewis’ Las...

NASA’s ambitious Cassini mission to Saturn in the late 1990s was one of the agen...

Math Puzzle: Play Architect with These Houses of Cards

Can this house of cards be built?

Book Review: Fifty years later, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Nov...

In The Dispossessed, a physicist is caught between societies

Lucy Turns 50, and Dark Energy Gets More Mysterious

What works to improve health equity? And it might be time to end the leap second

Contributors to Scientific American’s November 2024 Issue

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the sto...

What is Implicit Bias, and how Might it Affect Your Nex...

We talk to Cristina Gonzalez, a doctor at New York University, who runs a lab th...

Science Crossword: Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes

Play this crossword inspired by the November 2024 issue of Scientific American

Poem: ‘Alfred Wegener to the World’

Science in meter and verse

New Nasal Vaccines Offer Stronger Protection from COVID...

Gentle nasal spray vaccines against COVID, the flu and RSV are coming. They may ...

Book Review: The Big Costs of Mining the Planet for Ele...

Vince Beiser’s tour of the “Electro-Digital Age” puts resource extraction at the...

Kids with ADHD May Still Have Symptoms as Adults

Fortunately, recognition and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disord...

Puppies as young as 6 weeks old know to ask people for ...

Puppies that are raised in someone's home seem to benefit from that extra human ...

Eclipse Megamovie Coding Competition

Making the most of a solar eclipse demands attention to detail. Do you have what...

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