Technology

See How Close We Are to Gender Equality around the World

U.N. statistics show progress toward the goal of gender equality but a long way ...

Grumpy Voters Want Better Stories. Not Statistics

A social scientist looks at the portrait of U.S. voters, and voting, in the afte...

Forcing a Smile Using Electrical Stimulation Can Boost ...

Researchers directed electric current to activate targeted facial muscles and th...

Concussions Are Remarkably Common and Can Cause Long-Te...

New diagnostic techniques can pick up these brain injuries and ensure people get...

‘Bomb Cyclone’ and Atmospheric River Will Bring Extreme...

A major windstorm and an atmospheric river are set to unleash a “firehose” of pr...

Why Hypochondria Can Be Deadly, and How Newer Treatment...

Intense health anxiety is a true mental illness and threatens lives. The good ne...

Trees Alone Can’t Stop Climate Change

Forests absorb planet-warming pollution, but world leaders shouldn’t include the...

December 2024: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Yea...

Alcohol in space; basking in the limelight

Should Offshore Oil Rigs Be Turned into Artificial Reefs?

Oil rigs around the world are habitats for marine species. When they stop produc...

Book Review: How Oak Trees Warn Us about the Limits of ...

Oak trees have genetic flexibility that allows them to solve ecological problems...

Book Bans Harm Kids

Censoring what children read deprives them of reality and the chance to feed the...

Could Ocean Engineering Pull Carbon from the Atmosphere...

Changing the ocean’s chemical and biological makeup could force it to pull vast ...

RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health

Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But wit...

Science Crossword: Equine Emergence

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

How the Science of Curiosity Boosts Learning

Understanding curiosity can help people—and robots—learn faster

Book Review: An Expansive New Translation of a Haruki M...

In End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, the title is flipped, but cyberp...

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