Archaeology
New Insights into Ancient Greece’s Planetary Motion Machine
Quantum timing, the evolution of animal sounds, militias, and more in the January 2022 issue
Stories by Laura Helmuth
Astronomy
The Milky Way Is Destined to Collide with Andromeda, and We Know What It Will Look Like
Solar superflares, emotion-detecting artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and more in our December issue
Policy
Ancient Egypt’s Sacred Baboons, Vapor Storms and Fighting Hunger
Why Thoth is our favorite deity, preparing the James Webb Space Telescope and fixing genes in this month’s issue
Policy
A Big Day Birding and a Possible Fifth Force of Nature
Reduction of food waste, infinite math and quantum physics experiments designed by AI in our October issue
Policy
Progress on Autoimmune Disorders, Mountain Lions and Venus
Training science writers for a future of solutions
Animals
Animal Play Is Delightfully Meaningful
Brown dwarfs, stuttering, quantum chemistry, and more
Biology
Why Humans Are So Thirsty
Artificial proteins, carbon-sucking rocks, particle accelerators, and more
Policy
Do People Who Enjoy Science Have a High Tolerance for Disturbing Ideas?
Killer fungi, killer asteroids, buzzy cicadas, brain sensations, and more unsettling discoveries
Policy
Dolphin Spins, Adolescent Brains and a Very Big Map
Sharing “an acute appreciation for science”
Policy
How to Be an Effective Science Communicator
Telescopes on the moon, the mathematics of connections, new hope for dark matter, and realistic mythical beings
Policy
Social Justice Movements, Exomoons and a Century of Bird Banding
What we’re learning about how solar systems and civilizations developed
Policy
Cosmic Mysteries, Zombie Battles and Science for the Future
Scientists are figuring out the loss of smell in COVID—but not the energy of the not so empty cosmos
Policy
2020 Has Been a Huge Year for Understanding the Process of Science
For COVID-19, climate, dinosaurs, and more, we’re seeing how science works
Culture
What We’re Thankful for at Scientific American
From our virtual Thanksgiving table to yours
Policy
Sharing the Human Side of Science
Exploding stars, Top 10 Emerging Technologies, hand transplants, and more in the December issue of Scientific American
Policy
Election 2020: The Stakes for Science
Scientific American’s editor in chief sets up this week’s series of podcasts about how this election could affect science, technology and medicine.
Behavior
Resist Misinformation, Watch Birds and Remember Plagues
Our November issue features space wars, a mysterious disorder of mind and brain, and past pandemics
Public Health
COVID-19 Dreams, Synchronicity and Visitors from Another Solar System
Welcome to the October issue of Scientific American
Public Health
Nine Important Things We’ve Learned about the Coronavirus Pandemic So Far
Some early public health messages about COVID-19 have been overturned
Culture
Celebrating Scientific American’s 175th Anniversary
Enjoy some surprising history and the most dizzying discoveries
