Space & Physics
Ultima Thule and the Apes of Earth
As the New Horizons mission approached Ultima Thule, Rowan University paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara put our close-up study of the Kuiper Belt object into a deep-time perspective.
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Behavior
Facebook Users Value the Service More Than Investors Do
Users of the social network said they'd require payment of more than $1,000 to quit the platform for one year. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Culture
Meet the Real Ravenmaster
Christopher Skaife talks about his new book The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, in front of a live audience at Caveat, “the speakeasy bar for intelligent nightlife" in Lower Manhattan...
Biology
Germs of Genius—a Masterpiece’s “Microbiome” Can Spell Its Demise
But microbes living on canvases may also help preserve irreplaceable works of art
How Scientific American Helps Shape the English Language
The magazine is more widely cited than the Bible by the Oxford English Dictionary
Culture
100 Years after an Epidemic, a Scientific Guide to Alien Life and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Culture
Scientists and Artists Must Work Together
We need to engage people emotionally, not just intellectually, to address the plight of the planet
Culture
Artists Strive to Make Climate Impacts “Visceral”
Art that provokes emotions can complement climate science
Public Health
The Crusade against Dangerous Food, Part 2
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her book The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the 20th Century, Part 2...
Chemistry
The Crusade against Dangerous Food, Part 1
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her book The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the 20th Century, Part 1...
An Uncanny Display: Algorithmic Art at the Whitney Museum
A new show looks back over a half century of this surprisingly robust genre
How Have Plants Shaped Human Societies?
We still know very little, but a new project called the Plant Humanities Initiative aims to change that
Can AI Create True Art?
And if it can, what are the implications for the future of creativity?
Biology
Social Construct of Race Imposes Biology
Anthropologist Jennifer Raff argues that race is culturally created, but has biological consequences.
Behavior
Liberals Are from Mars, Conservatives Are from Venus
Political attitudes reflect cognitive styles that are rooted in differing cultures
Behavior
The Singular of “Data” Is Not “Anecdote”
Why the singular of “data” is not “anecdote”
EARTH
Bones and Stones: Cemetery Geology
A tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, N.Y., focuses on the geology of the landscape and the mausoleums.
Culture
The Roots of Data Visualization, Why We Kill Ourselves, and Other New Science Books
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Behavior
Dissecting the Bloodthirsty Bliss of Death Metal
Fans of this violent music report feelings of transcendence and positive emotions; psychologists want to learn why
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