Internet

A small, aging fleet repairs the fiber-optic cables that carry data around the globe, and conflict zones can slow that work to a crawl

There Is No Antimemetics Division explores how to survive when memories and meaning are malleable

Statistical principles show you don’t need a nefarious plot to explain clusters of missing scientists and lab workers

A cybercrime campaign called GlassWorm is hiding malware in invisible characters and spreading it through software that millions of developers rely on

When people understand the system and process behind AI art, its moral implications become harder to accept

Putting humans and LLMs head-to-head in classic tests of judgment from human psychology underscores the differences between them

Deep within the source code of this online multiplayer game lies an enigmatic number that puzzles and inspires experts to this day

Jeffrey Epstein aggressively sought access to publishers, mentions of Scientific American and other media in Department of Justice files show

Wikipedia had to fight to establish its legitimacy—and now it faces a new existential threat posed by generative AI

Twenty years ago Forbes.com sent hundreds of thousands of messages to the future. Here’s what happened next

Scientific American’s editor in chief David M. Ewalt reflects on a 20-year experiment in e-mailing the future

Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how viral slang and algorithm-driven speech aren’t destroying language––they’re accelerating its natural evolution.