The Most Accurate Flat Map of Earth Yet
A cosmologist and his colleagues tackle a centuries-old cartographic conundrum
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Fractal Shapes, STI Treatment and Prevention, and Other New Science Books
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Science Songs: A Spotify Playlist
Aerodynamics, androids and fly larvae feature in our curated collection of top indie tunes inspired by science
Climate Change Could Shred Guitars Known for Shredding
It is the wood that the rock greats have sworn by—swamp ash, in the form of their Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars—for more than 70 years. If you have ever listened to rock, you have probably heard a solid-body swamp ash guitar...
On Finding Yourself in a Butterfly’s Wings
Today on the Science Talk podcast, Alexis Gambis, a New York University biologist and independent filmmaker, speaks about making Son of Monarchs , which won the 2021 Alfred P...
Amanda Gorman’s Climate Poem Says, Act ‘Now, Now, Now’
The youth poet laureate offers an urgent message
Science Meets Magical Realism in Son of Monarchs
A new film that just premiered at Sundance tells of migration, loss and transformation on the wing
Poem: A Unified Theory of Love
Science in meter and verse
The World’s Oldest Animal Paintings Are on This Cave Wall
Depictions of pigs found in Indonesia date back at least 45,500 years
Poem: The Warped Side of Our Universe
Science in meter and verse
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Shaped Our Language in 2020
Linguist Ben Zimmer says the pandemic has turned us all into amateur epidemiologists utilizing terms such as “superspreader” and “asymptomatic.” Christopher Intagliata reports...
From Rapping Robots to Glowing Frogs: Our Favorite Fun Stories of 2020
It has been a tough year, but science still brought us some weird, cool and quirky findings
A Complete Guide to Birds, the Reason We Dream and Other New Science Books
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Poem: Teachers of Ice
Science in meter and verse
Nature in Verse: What Poetry Reveals about Science
Scientific American has a long history of featuring poetry, and our monthly column once again brings new works to the world
The Kaleidoscopic Art of Threatened Corals
Resilient corals in Miami may signal what the future holds for these creatures
Poem: We Need the Sky
Science in meter and verse
The Grim Politics of Ebola, a Theory of Time, and Racism and Organ Transplants
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Slit-Scan Technique Presents a Twist on Flowery Photography
Photographers and TikTokers can use the method to show how a narrow strip records something different in a series of sequential images
Poem: Staring at Nothing
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