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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hunt-for-sterile-neutrinos-could-unlock-deep-cosmic-secrets/

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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/7-weird-animal-behaviors-that-amazed-us-in-2023/

Poem: 'Baby Crocodile'

Science in meter and verse

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/poem-baby-crocodile/

Calling Our Times the 'Anthropocene Epoch' Matters Dearly to You

The name Anthropocene means human activity is profoundly changing our environment, and you’ll have to plan for those changes

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/calling-our-times-the-anthropocene-epoch-matters-dearly-to-you/

EV Batteries Are Dangerous to Repair. Here's Why Mechanics Are Doing So Anyway

Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are holding back the industry

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ev-batteries-are-dangerous-to-repair-heres-why-mechanics-are-doing-so-anyway/

Adapting Crops for Extreme Weather

Do wild varieties of overlooked grains, fruits and vegetables hold the key to developing more resilient agriculture?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/adapting-crops-for-extreme-weather/

How to Escape a Time Loop You Don't Really Want to Leave

A tender novel about savoring quantum memory

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-escape-a-time-loop-you-dont-really-want-to-leave/

Intervention at an Early Age May Hold Off the Onset of Depression

Preventing initial episodes might stop depression from becoming a disabling chronic condition

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/intervention-at-an-early-age-may-hold-off-the-onset-of-depression/

How the Moon Shaped Human History, from Religion to Climate

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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-moon-shaped-human-history-from-religion-to-climate/

Why Are Alaska's Rivers Turning Orange?

Streams in Alaska are turning orange with iron and sulfuric acid. Scientists are trying to figure out why

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-alaskas-rivers-turning-orange/

Decoding Your Hunger During the Holidays

Deciding when and what to eat is a complex calculus incorporating input from your eyes, your gut and your vagus nerve

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/decoding-your-hunger-during-the-holidays/

High-Flying Frigate Birds Collect Data from the Top of the Sky

Scientists accidentally discovered a new way of monitoring the Earth’s planetary boundary layer: high-flying great frigate birds

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/high-flying-frigate-birds-collect-data-from-the-top-of-the-sky/

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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/reindeer-chew-their-food-while-napping/

Inside Mathematicians' Search for the Mysterious 'Einstein Tile'

The quest for the einstein tile—a shape never seen before in mathematics—turned up even more discoveries than mathematicians counted on

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-mathematicians-search-for-the-mysterious-einstein-tile/

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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-can-literally-sniff-out-other-peoples-inner-feelings/

The Most Important Unsolved Problem in Computer Science

Here’s a look at the million-dollar math problem at the heart of computation

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-most-important-unsolved-problem-in-computer-science/

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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-winter-solstice-has-a-surprising-secret/

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

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sniffing-womens-tears-makes-men-less-aggressive/

Sorry, It's $15 to Drive into Midtown Manhattan

The first U.S. congestion pricing program, starting in New York City as soon as May, aims to slash emissions and traffic

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sorry-its-15-to-drive-into-midtown-manhattan/

See Your Body's Cells in Size and Number

The larger a cell type is, the rarer it is in the body—and vice versa—a new study shows

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-your-bodys-cells-in-size-and-number/