BehaviorJuly 27, 2021
The Olympics without Fans Is Harming Athletes’ Performance
Simone Biles drops out of an event, citing the lack of an audience
Stories by Maddie Bender
Maddie Bender is a science writer and a producer at Hawaii Public Radio. She was a 2021 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Scientific American.
Public HealthJuly 16, 2021
COVID, Quickly, Episode 11: Vaccine Booster Shots, and Reopening Offices Safely
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here.
BiologyJuly 15, 2021
Spiders on Tiny Treadmills Give Scientists the Side-Eye
Jumping spiders see more in their periphery than previously known
Public HealthJuly 13, 2021
COVID Risks at the Tokyo Olympics Aren’t Being Managed, Experts Say
Current prevention measures may not be enough to prevent an outbreak
Black HolesJuly 2, 2021
Black Holes Swallow Neutron Stars in a Single Bite, New Results Suggest
At long last, the definitive discovery completes a trifecta of astrophysical events that were forecast by gravitational-wave astronomers
Public HealthJuly 1, 2021
COVID, Quickly, Episode 10: Long-haulers, Delta Woes, and Barbershop Shots
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
EvolutionJune 24, 2021
Cancer Clues Found in Gene behind ‘Lemon Frost’ Gecko Color
Research has solved a macabre mystery, and the finding could one day help efforts to catch human melanomas earlier
EvolutionJune 23, 2021
This Newly Discovered Species of Tree Hyrax Goes Bark in the Night
A study makes the case for the new species based on its looks, genes and sounds
The SciencesJune 18, 2021
A Modest Proposal: Let’s Change Earth’s Orbit
What’s the worst that could happen?
BiotechJune 10, 2021
Neck-Zapping Gadget Reduced All-Nighter Fatigue in New Study
And the benefits of two four-minute sessions persisted for hours