Confronting Illusions Can Help Heal Trauma
Renowned physician Gabor Maté ruminates on trauma and Jewishness at a time of conflict
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India's Aditya-L1 Space Probe Heads for Gravitational 'Island'
Aditya-L1 will join more than four active spacecraft at the first Lagrange point, a nearly stable region in the gravitational field between Earth and the sun -
5 Ways Ozempic and Other New Weight-Loss Drugs Have Changed Health
Ozempic and similar drugs are ushering in a new era of weight management and obesity treatments, and researchers are racing to understand their impact -
Watch the Best Scientific American TikToks of 2023
Scientific American’s TikTok delivers piping-hot science in bite-sized videos -
Behold--the Best Space Images of 2023
This year’s most interesting space images include infrared views of galactic “bones,” an asteroid’s double moon, Jupiter’s giant polar vortex, and more -
Sometimes We Can Have Nice Things: Our 10 Favorite Feel-Good Stories of 2023
Here’s the best, most inspiring and coolest science we encountered this year -
2023's Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences
This year the explosion of interest in AI had a profound impact on how experts in the fields of neuroscience and psychology think about biological intelligence and learning -
Zapping the Vagus Nerve Could Relieve Some Long COVID Symptoms
Ongoing research shows electrical vagus nerve stimulators could relieve some long COVID symptoms. But are the expensive devices worth the price? -
Extreme Weather Has Long-Term Health Consequences
Authorities must take proactive measures to mitigate the damaging effects of extreme weather and climate events on long-term health -
The Most Important Climate Stories of 2023 Aren't All Bad News
In 2023 climate news was a mixed bag: we saw unrelenting heat but also glimmers of hope of progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions -
A Hunt for Sterile Neutrinos Could Unlock Deep Cosmic Secrets
The Short-Baseline Neutrino Program will try to determine once and for all whether sterile neutrinos are real -
7 Weird Animal Behaviors That Amazed Us in 2023
From fish that dance to “see” to frogs disguised as poop to boat-attacking killer whales, Scientific American rounds up our favorite odd animals of 2023 -
Why Does Fruitcake Last So Long?
The holiday fruitcake is a timeless dessert—literally -
Reindeer Chew Their Food While Napping
Brain wave studies suggest that when it comes to eating and sleeping, reindeer multitask to survive in the harsh Arctic -
You Can Literally Sniff Out Other People's Inner Feelings
Scents are not only important in our relationship to food and the natural world. They also play a role in how we communicate with people we know -
Octopuses Are Colorblind. Here's How They See the World
Cephalopods have developed unique visual systems to deal with their underwater world -
The Winter Solstice Has a Surprising Secret
How can the December solstice have the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere but neither the earliest sunset nor the latest sunrise? Earth’s orbital quirks offer answers -
The 6 Most Intriguing Things We Learned about Pet Cats and Dogs This Year
In 2023 we learned that cats really are choosing to ignore humans and that—despite dogs getting all the glory when it comes to retrieving prowess—cats want to play fetch, too -
Antarctic Octopus Holds Secrets of Prehistoric Ice Loss in Its Genome
As the climate crisis continues, sooner or later the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet will collapse. An unassuming octopus just gave scientists an important clue about how quickly that might happen -
Sniffing Women's Tears Makes Men Less Aggressive
For the first time, researchers have used behavioral measures, brain imaging and molecular biology to test how odorless chemicals from human tears affect people
