CultureMarch 13, 2026
Hoppers’ beaver expert shares the wild facts of these dam builders
How do scientists actually study beavers? How do beavers build dams? And what is “beaver butt juice”?
Social Sciences
Society & PolicyFebruary 26, 2026
DHS agents detain Columbia University neuroscience student
Federal officers entered Columbia University property and detained a student on Thursday, university officials said
May Issue: Your Heart in Flames. Read Now!
Society & PolicyFebruary 25, 2026
Economist Larry Summers resigns from posts at Harvard after ties to Epstein spark scrutiny
Former Harvard president Larry Summers will step back from his teaching and faculty positions at the end of the academic year
PoliticsFebruary 22, 2026
Science journalism on the ropes worldwide as U.S. aid cuts bite
Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere—but especially in poorer countries
PsychologyFebruary 17, 2026
The truth about polyamory
An anthropologist’s detailed research shows polyamorists focus on intimacy and honesty, not sleeping around
CultureFebruary 17, 2026
Readers respond to the November 2025 issue
Letters to the editors for the November 2025 issue of Scientific American
LanguageFebruary 17, 2026
Science crossword: What’s inside?
Play this crossword inspired by the March 2026 issue of Scientific American
HistoryFebruary 17, 2026
March 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago
A Greenland mystery; booming dunes
ArtsFebruary 17, 2026
Poem: ‘Boulders at Hickory Run’
Science in meter and verse
CultureFebruary 17, 2026
The ghost in the machine
AI is forcing us to redraw the line between author and tool
BooksFebruary 13, 2026
8 romance novels for readers who love science, too
Scientific American’s staff recommends eight books that are as full of science as they are of love
History of ScienceFebruary 12, 2026
Katharine Burr Blodgett’s brilliance had to fit into the role of the only woman in a lab filled with men—it was the air she breathed
From Schenectady, N.Y., to the University of Cambridge, Katharine Burr Blodgett’s brilliance impressed the world’s leading physicists