This Maine Farm Is Harvesting the Sun's Power while it Picks the Blueberries
In Rockport, Me., an array of nearly 11,000 solar panels will soon begin a solar harvest as the sweet berries growing below them ripen on the bush.
Tracking Outbreaks through Sewers, and Kids’ Vaccines on Hold Again: COVID Quickly, Episode 24
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.
The Romantic Temptation of the Monogamous Prairie Vole
The small rodents are one of the few known monogamists in the wild—and their faithfulness was put to the test in a lab.
Answering an Age-Old Mystery: How Do Birds Actually Fly?
Equally surprising is the fact that we still do not know how birds actually stay airborne.
More Kids Get COVID, Long Haulers and a Vaccine Milestone: COVID Quickly, Episode 23
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.
What Is the Shape of This Word?
What shape do you see when you hear “bouba”? What about “kiki”? It turns out that nonsense words that evoke certain shapes have something to say about the origins of language.
Tiger Sharks, Tracked over Decades, Are Shifting Their Haunts with Ocean Warming
Using a combination of fishing data and satellite tracking, scientists found that the sharks have shifted their range some 250 miles poleward over the past 40 years.
How Marine Wildlife Can Coexist with Offshore Wind [Sponsored]
Harnessing the wind to blow back emissions is not without its own impacts, so researchers are developing technologies to coexist with whales and other ocean-dwelling species.
COVID Quickly, Episode 22: Colds Build COVID Immunity and the Omicron Vaccine Delay
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.
The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping
You might not think that you can generate more body acceleration than a big-league baseball pitcher, but new research shows you can.
Salvador Dali’s Creative Secret Is Backed by Science
The painter described falling into the briefest of slumbers to refresh his mind. Now scientists have shown the method is effective at inducing creativity.
A Growing Force of Fiery Zombies Threatens Cold Northern Forests
Wildfires, appearing dead in winter, are actually smoldering and then bouncing back to life in spring to consume increasingly more land in the Far North.
