Science

January 20, 2024 3 min read Pink fairy armadillos evolved a unique double skin millions of years ago as they…

January 18, 2024 6 min read The inspection paradox makes sense of social networks, long train wait times and why…

In my senior year of college, I began my first job as a social worker, counseling victims of sexual assault.…

January 12, 2024 3 min read This week’s cold snap across the U.S. will be one of “the most impressive…

January 10, 2024 3 min read A model heart made from living tissue fused with robotic muscles could help researchers…

January 8, 2024 4 min read Recent Tesla Autopilot and Cruise robo-taxi news has raised public concern. Strong federal and…

Brianne Kane: Have you ever thought about how strange everything is? Ha, no—but really, something happens in January, when it…

January 3, 2024 4 min read Middle-aged stars hit cruise control, stifling their magnetic fields and resisting the slowdown that…

January 1, 2024 4 min read Letters to the editors for the September 2023 issue of Scientific American Credit: Scientific…

December 28, 2023 3 min read Here’s the best, most inspiring and coolest science we encountered this year By Sarah…