‘Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing
Snakes are key members of their ecosystems. Here’s what would happen if they suddenly vanished just like in the Oscar-nominated film Zootopia 2
In the Oscar-nominated film Bugonia, Emma Stone’s character is accused of being an alien. But would we know extraterrestrial life if we saw it on Earth?
Happy Pi Day!! Mark the occasion with some of our favorite stories about pi (and about pie), and share how you celebrate!
In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases
In 1905, Scientific American dismissed the pie-making machine because the pies were “too perfect.” 🥧
This Pi Day, we’ll concede they may have been a little…irrational about pie machines, but never about the mathematical constant π. #PiDay
Happy Pi Day!! Mark the occasion with some of our favorite stories about pi (and about pie), and share how you celebrate!
After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon
We know it isn't Pi Day quite yet, but you can start your celebrations early with our favorite pi(e) content from recent years here:
Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening days by 1.33 milliseconds per century
Happy Friday the 13th! Celebrate by checking out this fascinating math showing that the 13th is actually more likely to fall on a Friday than other weekdays
Author @michaelpollan.bsky.social has spent decades exploring what it means to be human. In his new book A World Appears, he takes on one of the biggest questions in science and philosophy: what consciousness is—or isn’t. Hear more: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
The human body was not designed for life in space, and a new study helps reveal why
NASA is planning to roll its moon mission rocket back out later this month, with an April 1 target launch date
Raccoons might want to break into your trash can even without delicious leftovers inside
🚨🦫hot off the presses: I talked to a beaver expert about dams, climate change, and 'beaver butt juice' (it smells like vanilla and you might have eaten some without even realizing it 😅)
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
The Lost Women of Science podcast wraps up a six-episode deep dive into the life of scientist Katharine Burr Blodgett—and explores how she disappeared from public knowledge
Neuracle Technologies’ invasive brain-computer interface has been given the greenlight in China for people with partial spinal cord injuries
It's me, sitting on my couch doing my little crosswords and communing with lock-picking trash pandas everywhere 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
Though it may surprise East Coasters, the story of this winter was not record cold but record heat
Researchers at OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks showed that an AI model working with an autonomous lab can design and iterate real biology experiments at unprecedented speed
No bad luck here—just lots of fascinating math that explains why the 13th of a month so often falls on a Friday
Despite years of debate and follow-up studies, an odd streak of cosmic light still defies a final explanation. Is it a giant black hole screaming through intergalactic space?
A mixture of AI and algorithms uncovered a hidden structure spanning 2,000 years of equations for pi
Winter is back for those of us in the Northeast, who are probably getting pretty sick of the cold at this point. But here's the thing--it wasn't actually that cold, historically speaking. And uh, sorry to the folks out West 🧪
Today on the pod, how Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s ideas about public health—from vaccines to seed oils—are shaping Americans’ health
SciAm's @breezybrik.bsky.social talked with Ryan Gosling about playing a science teacher turned (reluctant) astronaut in the upcoming film adaptation of Project Hail Mary, a science fiction novel by author Andy Weir
NASA is planning to roll back out its moon mission rocket later this month with an April 1 target launch date
The Pi Day content begins! 🥧
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
I had a lot of fun working on this piece for @sciam.bsky.social about the wacky places that pi arises in random values. And as always, so grateful to @unamandita.bsky.social for her gorgeous graphics.
I hope you all enjoy it!
