Robotics

Tyrannosaur's Stomach Contents Have Been Found for the ...

The fossilized stomach contents of a tyrannosaur have been found for the first t...

AI Can Now Read Your Cat's Pain

Thanks to researchers, new AI tech is delving into feline feelings to see when c...

Thunderstorm Damage Keeps Rising

Increasingly frequent thunderstorms caused insurers to pay $60 billion in claims...

How to Choose an Environmentally Friendly Christmas Tree

Real or artificial? Here’s a climate scientist’s take on what makes a Christmas ...

Bad Science and Bad Statistics in the Courtroom Convict...

Science, statistics and expert testimony are crucial in securing justice. But th...

Astronomers Spy First Star-Forming Disk beyond the Milk...

No one has ever seen a newborn star feeding on its natal disk anywhere outside o...

55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023

The best fiction, nonfiction, history and sci-fi books Scientific American staff...

Cats Can Hide Their Pain--But Not from AI

Machine-learning software gets behind the inscrutable feline face and may improv...

The World Got Failing Grades on Climate Action. Here's ...

The main negotiations at the COP28 climate meeting will aim to address how count...

Golden Mole That Swims through Sand Rediscovered after ...

The iridescent, blind De Winton’s golden mole was last seen in 1937 and later de...

Hair Relaxers Will Be Safer without Formaldehyde, but I...

Banning formaldehyde hair relaxers might help protect Black women’s health, but ...

The Same Extremists Target Both Muslims and Jews

Far-right extremists shifted their online hate from Muslims to Jews in 2017, and...

How Cryptographic 'Secret Sharing' Can Keep Information...

One safe, five sons and betrayal: this principle shows how shared knowledge can ...

A Good Night's Sleep May Help Control Blood Sugar

Brain waves during sleep influence glucose and insulin, offering new insights in...

AI's Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions

To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s bei...

U.S. Drinking-Water Systems Still Haven't Defeated This...

The U.S.’s largest-ever outbreak of waterborne illness—cryptosporidiosis—hit Mil...

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