ArchaeologyDecember 6, 2021
Pompeii’s Ruins to Be Reconstructed by Robot
An ambitious project is underway to develop a robot with enough smarts, strength and sensitivity to restore fragmented archaeological remains
Culture
OpinionDecember 3, 2021
Nonfiction Is Cool, and Our Kids Know It
Changes in publishing have altered this genre for the better, so put some books on your holiday list
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
CultureNovember 9, 2021
Long Overlooked, Benjamin Banneker Is Recognized for Work on Cicadas and against Slavery
The Black naturalist’s research in the 1700s was respected but not accepted, just like his petition to Thomas Jefferson to end oppression
CultureOctober 27, 2021
Heavy Metal Science Songs: A Spotify Playlist for Halloween
Scientific American has curated a flesh-ripping, bone-crunching two hours of metal tracks inspired by science
Public HealthAugust 27, 2021
YouTube’s Plan to Showcase Credible Health Information Is Flawed, Experts Warn
Search results may include a special section with videos from sources that are deemed reliable
CultureAugust 6, 2021
Summer of Science Reading, Episode 1: The Many Mysteries of Fish
In Science Book Talk, a new four-part podcast miniseries, host Deboki Chakravarti acts as literary guide to two science books that share a beautiful and sometimes deeply resonant entanglement.
In this week’s show: Why Fish Don’t Exist, by Lulu Miller, and The Book of Eels, by Patrik Svensson.
ArtsAugust 1, 2021
Evolution of Cooperation, Animals’ Sensory Systems, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
CultureAugust 1, 2021
Poem: ‘Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822–1907)’
Science in meter and verse
CultureJuly 1, 2021
Poem: ‘Lesson from the West African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens)’
Science in meter and verse
CultureJuly 1, 2021
Exploring Black Sci-Fi, Learning through Color, the Cost of Cooling, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
SociologyJune 23, 2021
The Time to Dismantle the Racial Structures That Pervade Global Science Is Now
Sociologist Anthony Ryan Hatch believeswe must make the conversation around race and STEM a priority in academia
CultureJune 1, 2021
A Teenager with Autism Protects the Planet, a Tale of Love and Science, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American