- January 12, 2024
What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?
January 12, 2024 3 min read This week’s cold snap across the U.S. will be one of “the most impressive Arctic outbreaks of this century,”
Wildfire Risk Maps Haven’t Kept Up with Wildfire Risks
CLIMATEWIRE | For years, Colorado’s wildfire risk map was so inaccurate that state officials all but ignored it. It was long outdated, especially in the state’s
How Networked Incitement Fueled the Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests over the past few decades.
The Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership
Andrea Thompson: Ever since I was a kid, I wanted a dog. But it wasn’t until I was an adult–newly laid off and missing a
Readers Respond to the September 2023 Issue
January 1, 2024 4 min read Letters to the editors for the September 2023 issue of Scientific American Credit: Scientific American, September 2023 INTELLIGENCE PROBE In
Sometimes We Can Have Nice Things: Our 10 Favorite Feel-Good Stories of 2023
December 28, 2023 3 min read Here’s the best, most inspiring and coolest science we encountered this year By Sarah Lewin Frasier Scientific American’s reporting
Incredible Footage of the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland
On December 18, a volcano emerged on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, just north of the town of Grindavik, near the world famous Blue Lagoon.
I Worked in Antarctica for Three Years. My Sexual Harasser Was Never Caught
For two years, I worked as a janitor at McMurdo station in Antarctica, mopping the floors of scientists on the cutting edge of wildlife, weather
Why Do We Give Gifts? An Anthropologist Explains This Ancient Human Behavior
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Have you planned out your holiday gift giving