Technology

Why Short Naps Are Good for You

Why Short Naps Are Good for You

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 13

A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity

Stunning Comet Spiral Offers Glimpse of Icy Snowball at Its Core

Stunning Comet Spiral Offers Glimpse of Icy Snowball at...

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 3

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is hiding a strange spiral in its icy heart—and it may tel...

Readers Respond to the December 2023 Issue

Readers Respond to the December 2023 Issue

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 3

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

Evidence Does Not Support the Use of the Death Penalty

Evidence Does Not Support the Use of the Death Penalty

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 29

Capital punishment must come to an end. It does not deter crime, is not humane a...

Wegovy Is First Weight-Loss Drug Approved for Heart Diseases

Wegovy Is First Weight-Loss Drug Approved for Heart Dis...

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 27

The FDA recently approved semaglutide (Wegovy) for preventing serious heart cond...

61 Unexpected PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Food Packaging

61 Unexpected PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Food Pa...

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 1

A global study identified 61 PFAS chemicals in food packaging that are not autho...

The Dangers of Fast Science

The Dangers of Fast Science

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 16

Scientific research needs to slow down, not speed up, to produce trustworthy res...

How to Make Alien Ice

How to Make Alien Ice

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 1

Tricks to produce strange “ordered” ice could reveal new ice forms

Lava-Lit Lenticular Cloud Crowns Volcano in Spectacular Photo

Lava-Lit Lenticular Cloud Crowns Volcano in Spectacular...

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 2

These bizarre-looking clouds form in stable atmospheric eddies

New Insights from AI, Strange Metals and Parents of LGBTQ Kids

New Insights from AI, Strange Metals and Parents of LGB...

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 2

AI has deciphered ancient texts, learned new math and provided new ideas about h...

Cannibal Cells Inspire Cancer Treatment Improvement

Cannibal Cells Inspire Cancer Treatment Improvement

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 2

Giving cells an appetite for cancer could enhance treatments

Partial Heart Transplants Grow with Their Young Recipients

Partial Heart Transplants Grow with Their Young Recipients

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 1

A heart valve transplant could save the life of a baby—or two

‘Interstellar’ Meteor Signal May Have Been a Truck

‘Interstellar’ Meteor Signal May Have Been a Truck

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 23

New analyses cast doubt on claims that a meteor witnessed over the South Pacific...

Collaborating in Person May Spark More Innovative Research

Collaborating in Person May Spark More Innovative Research

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 2

Bringing people together virtually doesn’t seem to boost disruptive research

Simple Resistance Exercises Improve Overall Health and Reduce Death Risks

Simple Resistance Exercises Improve Overall Health and ...

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 1

Weight training turns out to be as important as aerobic activity for warding off...

High-Profile Geoengineering Experiment Shuts Down

SIN Mar 20, 2024 0 2

A beleaguered solar geoengineering project failed to conduct field tests because...

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