These Advanced Meditation Practices Unlock New Understandings of Consciousness
Advanced meditation is changing how we think about consciousness. Hear neuroscience researcher Matthew Sacchet explain his journey to studying what happens to the brain during a deeper engagement with meditation.
Watch Tornado Science at the Movies and the Perseids in the Sky
Windows devices go down, Twisters brings tornadoes to the big screen and COVID’s summer surge in this week’s news roundup.
Cleaning Up Paris’s Poop River for the Olympics
The Seine will be the stage for the Paris 2024 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony—and for its marathon swimming events. But this urban waterway is challenging to keep clean.
Name a Quasi-Moon with Radiolab
Radiolab host Latif Nasser found and named a mysterious quasi-moon of Venus. Now you can help name one of Earth’s quasi-moons.
Astronauts Can Drink More Recycled Pee Than Ever, and You Can Still Catch the Plague
It’s been 55 years since the Apollo 11 mission, innovative “stillsuits” designed to recycle astronaut pee could enhance spacewalks, and a surprising case of the plague has occurred in Colorado.
Contemplating Our Climate Future in Antarctica
Researchers on a multimonth Antarctic expedition describe how the climate crisis intertwines with their work.
The Conservation Efforts That Brought Back the Last Truly Wild Horse
Claims that Przewalski’s horses were discovered in the U.S. are unverified. But the conservation story behind the last truly wild horse is worth your time.
Blast from the Past: In 1924 Scientific American Loved Coal (and Telepathy)
It’s well known that petrochemicals are toxic to our health. Here’s how to steer clear of these by-products of the fossil-fuel industry.
The Supreme Court Preserves Emergency Abortion Access, and NASA Plays It Safe With Starliner
Emergency access to abortion is preserved—for now. Also, NASA postpones the return of Starliner astronauts, and we’re tracking the spread of bird flu, dengue and mpox.
Life for Researchers on This Icebreaker Is Cold and Fulfilling
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how researchers live and work on a U.S. icebreaker making its way through the waters of West Antarctica.
How We Can Keep Ourselves and Our Communities Cool in the Summer Heat
Heat waves are getting hotter, more frequent and longer. But there are ways to keep yourself and your community cool.
Your Penis Might Be Full of Microplastics, and the Seine Is Definitely Full of Bacteria
Microplastics are everywhere, Olympic ambitions for the Seine River are complicated by poop, and the Starliner spacecraft delays its return to Earth.