
Uncovering the Sacrificial Puppies of the Shang Dynasty
A new study suggests young dogs were frequently buried with humans in China some 3,000 years ago, but the precise reasons remain elusive
A new study suggests young dogs were frequently buried with humans in China some 3,000 years ago, but the precise reasons remain elusive
In his memoirs, the womanizing writer Giacomo Casanova described suffering several bouts of gonorrhea—but researchers found no trace of the microbe on his handwritten journals. Karen Hopkin reports...
The newly released film Avengers: Endgame can help us make sense of some real-world biotechnology
A first-year college student has rebooted the periodic table of the elements in a whimsical and compelling way
The agency’s chief historian discusses the film and what the moon missions can teach us about global challenges today
It is unscientific and unfair to bar female athletes with elevated testosterone
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Scientific American 's chief features editor Seth Fletcher talks about his book Einstein's Shadow, an account of the long effort to image a black hole that recently came to fruition...
Jazz composition and performance is the next frontier in creative AI
A deeper data dive calls into question a 2018 study that found a spike in fatal traffic accidents apparently related to marijuana consumption on this date.
And the winner is … a tale about a parallel universe-hopping psychopath
At an April 9th event sponsored by the Kavli Foundation and produced by Scientific American that honored Nobel and Kavli Prize winners, economist Paul Romer talked about how the social system of science offers hope for humanity and for how we can live with each other...
A former student of the influential philosopher defends him against filmmaker Errol Morris’s “character assassination”
The popular medical drama gets it right—with a little romance on the side, naturally
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A famous dictionary cites the magazine for new words and new meanings of old words
Sci-fi has anticipated many scientific and technical breakthroughs—many of which never happened
English lacks some words that other languages pack with meaning.
Tracking the location and mood of 15,000 people, researchers found that scenic beauty was linked to happiness—including near urban sights like bridges and buildings. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Study finds newspaper closures are linked to partisanship
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