Science News from around the World
Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from Israel about what DNA reveals about the Dead Sea Scrolls’ parchment.
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For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42
Here is how a perfectly ordinary number captured the interest of sci-fi enthusiasts, geeks and mathematicians
Jaws: Classic Film, Crummy Science
Forty-five years after the movie made everyone afraid to wade into the ocean, it’s not too late to remind viewers of the truth about sharks
The Pulsar Chart That Became a Pop Icon Turns 50: Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures
A classic data visualization brought an astronomical curiosity to music lovers
The Sanctuary of Trees, How to Argue with a Racist and Other New Books
New science book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Poem: Bring Back the Leaf
Science in meter and verse
A New View of Sexual Harassment in the Sciences
Recommended reading and viewing from the editors of Scientific American
Science on the Small Screen, Retro Style
Here’s what educational TV from the late 1940s and early 1950s can teach us today
Welcome to 175 Years of Discovery
An orientation to our special issue
175 Years of Scientific American: The Good, the Bad and the Debunking
We look back at some highlights, midlights and lowlights of the history of Scientific American, featuring former editor in chief John Rennie. Astrophysicist Alan Guth also appears in a sponsored segment...
Bread Science: A Yeasty Conversation
“Baking is applied microbiology,” according to the book Modernist Bread . During pandemic lockdowns, many people started baking their own bread. Scientific American contributing editor W...
When Scientific American Made M. C. Escher Famous
In the 1960s Martin Gardner helped to turn the artist M. C. Escher into a sensation
Scientific American vs. the Supernatural
This magazine launched a contest to prove, or disprove, the existence of ghosts
Time’s Arrow Flies through 500 Years of Classical Music, Physicists Say
A statistical study of more than 8,000 compositions shows how the flow of time distinguishes music from noise
The Language of Science
A graphical tour of popular words paired with key moments in the history of the magazine
How to Turn 175 Years of Words in Scientific American into an Image
A data designer explains the art and science of analyzing and charting text from 5,107 issues of this magazine
Explore 175 Years of Words in Scientific American
Search a 4,000-word database to see how language in the magazine evolved over time
The Language of Science
How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years
Celebrating Scientific American’s 175th Anniversary
Enjoy some surprising history and the most dizzying discoveries
