
Poem: ‘Want’
Science in meter and verse

Poem: ‘Want’
Science in meter and verse

What Plant Migrations Tell Us about Ourselves
New insights into why animals play, how to hunt an asteroid, and more books out now


Artists Are Slipping Anti-AI ‘Poison’ into Their Art. Here’s How It Works
Digital cloaking tools such as Nightshade and Glaze help artists take back control from generative AI—but they’re no forever fix

Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art
A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon

Poem: ‘Midlife Calculus’
Science in meter and verse

Puns, Pranks and Puerile Humor: Silly Stories about Serious Science
Seventy-one essays of science trivia, from duck penises to hangover myths

The Troubling Mysteries at the Heart of Nuclear Bombs
Plutonium-pit secrets, growing up in parallel universes, the strange aftermath of a fictional wildfire, and more books out now

How I Discovered a Likely Pen Name of Louisa May Alcott
An English scholar’s search uncovered several stories likely written by the author of Little Women

Poem: ‘Baby Crocodile’
Science in meter and verse

How to Escape a Time Loop You Don’t Really Want to Leave
A tender novel about savoring quantum memory

How the Moon Shaped Human History, from Religion to Climate
Lunar influences, parallel universes, taking over a dead relative’s online identity, and more books out now

See the Best Science Graphics of 2023
Some of our favorite stories this year are best told visually