1 in 3 psychologists say their patients use AI as a second therapist. Here’s what they want you to know
People are increasingly turning to AI for mental health support—but its design is “antithetical” to mental health care, experts say
Our brains underestimate Elon Musk’s wealth
Why the human brain can't fathom what it means to be a trillionaire
Could the keto diet help treat anorexia, schizophrenia and depression?
Early research suggests that some mental health conditions could stem from metabolic disorders. If so, the findings could change how we treat mental illness
Adam Bowman
Clocking the electrical messages between neurons using fluorescence
How we chose the 2026 Young American Scientists
Scientific American used expert recommendations and data analysis to identify 28 exceptional early-career researchers
Emily Finn
Studying why people interpret the same thing in different ways
Geoffrey Hinton
The machine-learning guru discusses how politics is undermining U.S. science
Nora D. Volkow
The federal health official on the need to keep scientists from leaving the U.S.
Children’s zip codes change their brains
Children living in areas with low socioeconomic opportunities have more tired and stressed brains, a new study finds
How to build kids’ ‘cognitive endurance’ in an age of distraction
The ability to run “mental marathons” is a skill children can learn through simple, but dedicated, practice
How to tell if your dog is left-pawed or right-pawed, according to science
A step-by-step guide to the “Doginburgh Inventory,” a new pawedness test developed by dog behavior researchers
How Canadian rock duo Angine de Poitrine play with neurobiology and physics to make viral music
Angine de Poitrine don't abide by the usual rules of Western music, using their own custom-built guitar to strike notes that shouldn't exist