ArtsJanuary 8, 2024
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
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Book ReviewsJanuary 1, 2024
How to Escape a Time Loop You Don’t Really Want to Leave
A tender novel about savoring quantum memory
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Book ReviewsJanuary 1, 2024
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
ArtsJanuary 1, 2024
Poem: ‘Baby Crocodile’
Science in meter and verse
ArtsDecember 20, 2023
See the Best Science Graphics of 2023
Some of our favorite stories this year are best told visually
Book RecommendationsDecember 8, 2023
55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023
The best fiction, nonfiction, history and sci-fi books Scientific American staff read in 2023
ArtsDecember 1, 2023
Understanding Consciousness Is Key to Unlocking Secrets of the Universe
The quest to understand our physical universe may depend on investigating our own mind
ArtsDecember 1, 2023
How Forest Mythology Leads to Preservation—And Plunder
The powerful symbolism of forests, an AI that struggles to optimize the life of a “post-body” person, and more books out now
ArtsDecember 1, 2023
Poem: ‘In Conversation with Elizabeth Fulhame’
Science in meter and verse
ArtsNovember 1, 2023
Why Settling Mars Is a Terrible Idea
The downsides of spacefaring, infiltrating Florida’s gator poachers, and more books out this month
ArtsNovember 1, 2023
Poems: ‘Fractal’ and ‘In Practice’
Science in meter and verse
ArtsNovember 1, 2023
Wildlife Poop Is the Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of
A new book reveals the surprising roles of wildlife scat