Social Sciences

Researchers have found ancient watering holes that were long ago buried by rising seas. The watering holes may be ones referred to in an Indigenous Australian songline

A tender novel about savoring quantum memory

Sleep potion; top speed limits

Lunar influences, parallel universes, taking over a dead relative’s online identity, and more books out now

Deciphering a scorched scroll from ancient Herculaneum, unlikely flavors in climate-change-affected wine, an undiscovered ore found in China, and more in this month’s Quick Hits

Science in meter and verse

Letters to the editors for the September 2023 issue of Scientific American

As 2023 comes to a close, we look back at a year of poignant commentary on space, politics, climate, artificial intelligence, nuclear weapons, and health—and the ways we explore the human experience

Scientific American’s TikTok delivers piping-hot science in bite-sized videos

Segregation has given rise to a distinct African American English. Speech professionals must recognize it to avoid misdiagnosing Black children and wasting valuable educational resources

Some of our favorite stories this year are best told visually

The death of a grandparent may be a rite of passage, but it is not harmless for many boys, particularly boys of color. Losing a grandparent in childhood corresponds with lower reading, math and verbal skills among boys at a critical age