WeatherJuly 30, 2024
Tornado Scientists Love Twister and Twisters. Here’s Why
Weather experts talk about why the film Twister is often such a favorite among tornado researchers and what they think of its new stand-alone sequel, Twisters
Arts
ArtsJuly 26, 2024
Taylor Swift and Bach Can Thank Ancient Temples for Modern Music
The basic notes, rests and harmonies of Western music arose as humans heard how sounds traveled through the first large temples, built more than 2,000 years ago
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Book ReviewsJune 25, 2024
July/August 2024: Three New Books, Reviewed
A riveting quest to map the world; quantum physics in a four-act drama; climate solutions that show what we’re doing right
ArtsJune 25, 2024
Poem: ‘An Ars Poetica’
Science in meter and verse
Artificial IntelligenceJune 19, 2024
How This Real Image Won an AI Photo Competition
Nature still outdoes the machine, says a photographer whose real image won an AI photography competition
ArtsMay 14, 2024
Poem: ‘Chrysalis’
Science in meter and verse
Space ExplorationApril 17, 2024
How Jeff Koons’s Lunar Artwork Could Outlast All of Humanity
How long can humanity’s artifacts endure on the lunar surface? A new installation from artist Jeff Koons is inadvertently putting this question to the test
ArtsApril 16, 2024
Contributors to Scientific American’s May 2024 Issue
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories
ArtsApril 16, 2024
Poem: ‘Lucy’
Science in meter and verse
ArtsMarch 19, 2024
Contributors to Scientific American’s April 2024 Issue
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories
ArtsMarch 19, 2024
Poem: ‘SnapShot, 1968’
Science in meter and verse
Artificial IntelligenceMarch 11, 2024
This Computer Scientist Seeks a Future Where AI Development Values Copyright
The new nonprofit Fairly Trained certifies that artificial intelligence models license copyrighted data—which often isn’t the case