Technology

Why Keeping a Streak Boosts Your Motivation

Why Keeping a Streak Boosts Your Motivation

SIN Jan 1, 2024 0 36

A streak can motivate you to keep up with behaviors ranging from praying to runn...

India's Aditya-L1 Space Probe Heads for Gravitational 'Island'

India's Aditya-L1 Space Probe Heads for Gravitational '...

SIN Jan 1, 2024 0 58

Aditya-L1 will join more than four active spacecraft at the first Lagrange point...

Readers Respond to the September 2023 Issue

Readers Respond to the September 2023 Issue

SIN Dec 31, 2023 0 46

Letters to the editors for the September 2023 issue of Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2024

Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2024

SIN Dec 30, 2023 0 26

Deciphering a scorched scroll from ancient Herculaneum, unlikely flavors in clim...

Podcasts of the Year: Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace

Podcasts of the Year: Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace

SIN Dec 30, 2023 0 59

In 2013 a new user named Cleo took an online math forum by storm with unproved a...

Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Opinions of 2023

Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Opinions of 2023

SIN Dec 30, 2023 0 53

As 2023 comes to a close, we look back at a year of poignant commentary on space...

5 Ways Ozempic and Other New Weight-Loss Drugs Have Changed Health

5 Ways Ozempic and Other New Weight-Loss Drugs Have Cha...

SIN Dec 30, 2023 0 34

Ozempic and similar drugs are ushering in a new era of weight management and obe...

Watch the Best Scientific American TikToks of 2023

Watch the Best Scientific American TikToks of 2023

SIN Dec 29, 2023 0 22

Scientific American’s TikTok delivers piping-hot science in bite-sized videos

How Autonomous Vehicles Could Help People with Disabilities

How Autonomous Vehicles Could Help People with Disabili...

SIN Dec 29, 2023 0 27

Self-driving cars could give people who live outside big cities and are unable t...

Autonomous Vehicles Give People with Disabilities Hope for Independence

Autonomous Vehicles Give People with Disabilities Hope ...

SIN Dec 29, 2023 0 49

Self-driving cars could give people who live outside big cities and are unable t...

Behold--the Best Space Images of 2023

Behold--the Best Space Images of 2023

SIN Dec 29, 2023 0 23

This year’s most interesting space images include infrared views of galactic “bo...

Sometimes We Can Have Nice Things: Our 10 Favorite Feel-Good Stories of 2023

Sometimes We Can Have Nice Things: Our 10 Favorite Feel...

SIN Dec 28, 2023 0 24

Here’s the best, most inspiring and coolest science we encountered this year

2023's Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences

2023's Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences

SIN Dec 28, 2023 0 56

This year the explosion of interest in AI had a profound impact on how experts i...

Zapping the Vagus Nerve Could Relieve Some Long COVID Symptoms

Zapping the Vagus Nerve Could Relieve Some Long COVID S...

SIN Dec 28, 2023 0 27

Ongoing research shows electrical vagus nerve stimulators could relieve some lon...

The Human Body Is Bags, Bags and More Bags

The Human Body Is Bags, Bags and More Bags

SIN Dec 27, 2023 0 29

Your brain might be like a computer, and your digestive system like a tube, but ...

Coming Soon: The Biggest Biodiversity Issues of 2024

Coming Soon: The Biggest Biodiversity Issues of 2024

SIN Dec 27, 2023 0 59

Low-carbon fertilizer, printable DNA, bird-bashing buildings and a dozen other t...

We Value Your Privacy

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

We use cookies to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage & personalize content to provide social media features and to improve our marketing efforts. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device for the described purposes. View Our Privacy Policy