Arts

Why we’re seduced by nature’s toxins, horror stories for winter solstice, and more books out this month

Science in meter and verse

Today we introduce to the world Scientific American’s redesign, which we hope will nod to our rich history while also look forward to the everchanging landscape of publishing

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón discusses her involvement in NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and the inspiration behind her poem, which will travel onboard the spacecraft.

Science in meter and verse

Horror stories from Indigenous writers, a plea for better road ecology, and more books out now

AI can generate clear, concise text—but people still need to learn how to write

Motion capture and detailed face scans allow TV and film production teams to replicate a performer’s likeness. Generative AI is making the process faster and easier

“If, by some chance, there’s another being out there that might connect to it, I wanted them to know that regardless of how it may seem sometimes, we love this Earth,” says poet Ada Limón about her poem

Science in meter and verse

A new study suggests AI can analyze cardiac activity to predict whether a song will be a hit before it’s released. But some hit-song scientists are skeptical

Cormac McCarthy’s curiosity about science made him a great writer