MusicOctober 15, 2024
Hidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved
Songs and speech across cultures suggest music developed similar features around the world
Social Sciences
HistoryOctober 15, 2024
November 2024: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
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CommunicationsOctober 15, 2024
Contrary to Occam’s Razor, the Simplest Explanation Is Often Not the Best One
Occam’s razor holds that the simplest explanation is closest to the truth. But the real world is quite complex
CultureOctober 15, 2024
Readers Respond to the June 2024 Issue
Letters to the editors for the June 2024 issue of Scientific American
CultureOctober 15, 2024
Contributors to Scientific American’s November 2024 Issue
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories
Book ReviewsOctober 15, 2024
Book Review: Inside the Global Movement to Protect Forests from Climate Change
Lessons from the people making forest ecosystems more resilient
Book ReviewsOctober 15, 2024
Book Review: How the Author of Braiding Sweetgrass Imagines a New Economy
Robin Wall Kimmerer changed our ideas of sustainability. Can she do the same for economics?
Book ReviewsOctober 15, 2024
Book Review: How Our Love for Citrus Shaped the Modern World
A history of citrus fruits, from the Han Dynasty to the modern orange juice industry
ChemistryOctober 15, 2024
The Untold Story of Marie Curie’s Network of Female Scientists
Marie Curie is well known for her chemistry achievements but less so for helping other women succeed in science
EducationOctober 14, 2024
How the 2024 Election Could Reshape Education, from Pre-K to College
The presidential candidates differ on classroom censorship, school choice, federal funding for schools, and more
PoliticsOctober 10, 2024
2024 Election Will Define America’s Stance on Immigration, with Consequences for Science and Technology
Both presidential candidates would restrict immigration but Donald Trump would try to implement an extreme anti-immigrant agenda
ArchaeologyOctober 7, 2024
Cannibalized Captain of Doomed Arctic Expedition Identified by DNA Analysis
Scientists reveal the identity of a cannibalized captain from the doomed Northwest Passage expedition of 1845 to 1848