Pollution
It’s Time to Fight Light Pollution
Learn about Viking women, doughnuts in the brain, nuclear weapons, and more in the October issue of Scientific American
Stories by Laura Helmuth
Black Holes
New Solutions to Black Holes, Snake Phobia and Forecasting Atmospheric Rivers
These fun stories show progress from the scale of quantum effects to that of snakes and from Earth to the edge of the universe
Oceans
Mystery, Discovery and Surprise in the Oceans
Bizarre sea creatures, a new view of the ocean, the race to the moon, and more
Climate Change
Students Deserve to Learn about the Climate Emergency
Voyager spacecraft, generational trauma, momentum computing, and more in this issue
Inequality
Mammals’ Perseverance, Fast Radio Bursts and Health Justice
Research shows straightforward solutions to help children learn and thrive
Policy
Birdsong, Quantum Computing, Omicron’s Mutations, and More
How science helps us see, hear and fix things we can’t easily perceive
Policy
Bird Navigation, Dark Matter, Biblical Archaeology, and More
Highlights from the April 2022 issue of Scientific American
Public Health
Introducing a Special Issue on How COVID Changed the World
Please share your observations about how the pandemic changed life for you and yours
Astronomy
Big Questions about Space, Time, Neandertals, Psychedelics and Reality
Why salamanders are so strange, why people jump to conclusions, and more in our February 2022 issue
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
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
