Cape Cod Faces a Rising 'Yellow Tide'
Tourism is big business on the cape, but a growing environmental issue could disrupt the lives of tourists and residents, alike.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/cape-cod-faces-a-rising-yellow-tide/
Why Do Birds Have Such Skinny Legs?
The songbirds in your backyard hop around on such itty-bitty legs. Here’s why bird legs are so skinny and how they can support a bird’s weight
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-birds-have-such-skinny-legs/
Embattled Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million in Defamation Lawsuit
Michael Mann secured a win in his legal battle against conservative bloggers who said the climatologist “molested and tortured data” and compared him to a convicted child abuser
Second Private U.S. Moon Lander Readies for Launch
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 is aiming to be the first commercial mission to softly land on another celestial body—and the first to deliver NASA equipment to the moon
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/second-private-u-s-moon-lander-readies-for-launch/
JWST's Puzzling Early Galaxies Don't Break Cosmology--But They Do Bend Astrophysics
Rather than ripping up our fundamental models of the universe, the unexpectedly big and bright galaxies spied in the early universe by JWST probably have astrophysical explanations
What Taylor Swift Conspiracies Reveal, According to Science
Yes, conspiracy narratives are everywhere. But it’s not as bad as you think
Bilingualism Is Reworking This Language's Rainbow
The Tsimane’ language divides the rainbow into blackish, reddish and whitish. But bilingual Spanish and Tsimane’ speakers are changing that
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bilingualism-is-reworking-this-languages-rainbow/
How April's Eclipse Will Solve Solar Mysteries
Experiments planned for the 2024 total solar eclipse aim to figure out how the sun works.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-aprils-eclipse-will-solve-solar-mysteries/
Tougher AI Policies Could Protect Taylor Swift--And Everyone Else--From Deepfakes
In January Taylor Swift became the latest high-profile target of nonconsensual deepfake images. It’s time for regulations that ban this kind of abusive AI content, cyberadvocates say
Air Pollution Threatens Millions of Lives. Now the Sources Are Shifting
As EPA tightens air pollution standards for particulate matter, new research suggests some components of that pollution could worsen with climate change
How to Explain April's Total Solar Eclipse to Kids
The total solar eclipse over North America this April is a great opportunity for kids to understand the dance of the Earth, sun and moon
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-explain-aprils-total-solar-eclipse-to-kids/
NASA's Asteroid Samples May Come from a Long-Lost Ocean World
A first look at materials from asteroid Bennu sparks speculation that the space rock was once part of an ancient, watery protoplanet
Beyond the Doom and Gloom, Here's How to Stimulate Climate Action
A gloom and doom approach does not always spur climate action, it turns out. A new study tells you when it works and when it doesn’t
Large Hadron Collider's $17-Billion Successor Moves Forward
A feasibility study on CERN’s Future Circular Collider identifies where and how the machine could be built—but its construction is far from assured
When Will We Finally Have Sex In Space?
We're talking about the big bang—but not in the way you might think.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/when-will-we-finally-have-sex-in-space/
Mars Mission's Budget Problems Force NASA Layoffs
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is eliminating nearly 600 workers due to funding shortfalls for the space agency's Mars Sample Return mission
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mars-missions-budget-problems-force-nasa-layoffs/
Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon May Hide a Massive, Shockingly Young Ocean
A surprisingly youthful ocean within Mimas, a tiny moon of Saturn, has big implications for the solar system’s history—and for finding life beyond Earth
Europe's New AI Rules Could Go Global--Here's What That Will Mean
A leaked draft of the European Union’s upcoming AI Act has experts discussing where the regulations may fall short
Even ChatGPT Says ChatGPT Is Racially Biased
When asked, ChatGPT declared that its training material—the language we humans use every day—was to blame for potential bias in stories it generated
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/even-chatgpt-says-chatgpt-is-racially-biased/
When We Find Earth 2.0, What's Next?
We’re looking for another Earth—but how likely is it we’ll find a duplicate of home?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-we-find-earth-2-0-whats-next/