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Scientific American

2/18/2025, 6:09:09 PM

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Scientific American

2/28/2025, 6:55:33 PM

Whether aliens could detect our modern civilization depends on what signs they’re looking for—and, crucially, their distance from us. | Commentary https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-aliens-know-were-here/

Scientific American

2/20/2025, 5:29:33 PM

With its ‘topological’ quantum computers, Microsoft aims to reach useful scales faster than competing technologies. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microsoft-claims-quantum-computing-breakthrough-but-some-physicists-are/

Scientific American

2/18/2025, 3:53:00 PM

What triggers a sudden flash of insight—the kind that changes how we see the world? One starry night, astronomer William Wilson Morgan had a revelation that revealed the shape of the Milky Way. Scientists have been chasing the mystery of these aha! moments ever since, and they’re closer than ever to understanding how they happen. Discover the wonder of insight in our March issue: https://bit.ly/4117WFH

Scientific American

2/26/2025, 5:22:56 PM

The sounds we make during emotional moments or when experiencing pain may not be arbitrary. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-emotional-sounds-translate-across-culture-and-language/

Scientific American

2/8/2025, 9:14:07 PM

Could tiny swimming microbes help us unlock the mysteries of extraterrestrial life? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-find-life-on-mars-make-microbes-wiggle/

Scientific American

2/5/2025, 7:43:45 PM

An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobos-can-tell-when-a-human-doesnt-know-something/

Scientific American

2/3/2025, 5:27:52 PM

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/will-asteroid-2024-yr24-strike-earth-in-2032/

Scientific American

1/31/2025, 3:49:29 PM

The hit show Severance imagines a world where work and personal memories are surgically split. But how much of this is actually possible? Science has some surprising answers. https://trib.al/xTs9H15

Scientific American

1/28/2025, 4:18:16 PM

A Chinese start-up has stunned the technology industry—and financial markets—with a cheaper, lower-tech AI assistant that matches the state of the art. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-deepseeks-ai-model-just-became-the-top-rated-app-in-the-u-s/