How Do We Find Aliens? Maybe Unlearn What We Know About ‘Life’ First
Science might be redefining what “life out there” really means.
How Do We Find Aliens? Maybe Unlearn What We Know About ‘Life’ First
Science might be redefining what “life out there” really means.
Love and the Brain: Do Partnerships Really Make Us Happy? Here’s What the Science Says
How romance affects our well-being is a lot more complicated than “they lived happily ever after.”
Love and the Brain: The Animal Matchmaker and the Panda Romeo and Juliet
In fair zoo-ona, a pair of star-cross’d pandas take their life. And we learn about whether or not animals can fall in love.
Love and the Brain: How Attached Are We to Attachment Styles?
Are you “anxious,” “avoidant” or “disorganized?” So-called attachment styles have taken the Internet by storm. But it turns out there’s a lot more to unpack than people think.
Love and the Brain, Part 1: The 36 Questions, Revisited
Host Shayla Love dives into the true story behind the now infamous 36 questions that lead to love.
Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly
A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week. Get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your curiosity in under 10 minutes.
The 60-Second Podcast Takes a Short Break—But Wait, There’s More
Scientific American’s short-form podcast has been going for 16 years, three months and seven days, counting today. But it’s time for us to evolve.
Is Your Phone Actually Draining Your Brain?
A new study puts the “brain drain hypothesis”—the idea that just having a phone next to you impacts your cognition—to the test to see if the science passes muster.
Why Your Dog Might Think You’re a Bonehead
The verdict is in: female dogs actively evaluate human competence.
Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis
A massive storm slammed into Alaska’s western coast, and there was no ice to stop it.
It’s the Bass That Makes Us Boogie
Concertgoers danced more when music was supplemented with low-frequency bass tones.
How Vaccines Saved Money and Lives and China’s Zero-COVID Protests: COVID, Quickly Podcast, Episode 44
Vaccines saved New York City billions of dollars, and China faces public fury over its strict virus-control policies.