Rainmaking Experiments Boom Amid Worsening Drought

Scientists and companies are scrambling to find new ways to squeeze more rain from the skies as climate change intensifies drought

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We Can't Solve Our Climate Problems without Removing Their Main Cause: Fossil-Fuel Emissions

“Realists” argue that climate plans need to accommodate oil and gas, but that only perpetuates the climate crisis

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Scientists Made A New Kind Of Ice That Might Exist On Distant Moons

The ‘amorphous’ solid is denser and could be water ‘frozen in time’

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How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals

Portable sensors and artificial intelligence are helping researchers decode animal communication—and begin to talk back to nonhumans

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Why the Earthquake in Turkey Was So Damaging and Deadly

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey is a rare occurrence and underscores the importance of setting and enforcing building codes

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Disasters displaced More Than 3 Million Americans in 2022

More than three million adults were forced to evacuate their homes in the U.S. in the past year because of hurricanes, floods and other disasters, according to the Census Bureau

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Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly

A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week—get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your curiosity in under 10 minutes.

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Coming to Your Podcast Feed Soon: Science, Quickly

A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week—get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your curiosity in under 10 minutes.

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Native Americans Conducted Large-Scale Copper Mining 6,000 Years Ago

Prehistoric pollution reveals extensive copper mining near Lake Superior

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The Psychological Benefits of Commuting

Commuting creates a liminal space that allows people to transition between home and work, which remote work doesn’t provide

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