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The Quest for Climate-Ready Christmas Trees
Christmas trees may seem timeless, but growing them is becoming increasingly challenging in a warming world. In this episode, host Kendra Pierre-Loui…
2 months, 1 week ago
2025: The Year Science Was Shaken
In this year-end roundup, Scientific American editors break down how 2025 reshaped science across the board—from sweeping federal upheavals that disr…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Hidden Voices of Monk Seals
In this episode, take a dive into the underwater vocalizations of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Scientists analyzing thousands of hours of under…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Struggle to Save an Orca Community
In this episode of Science Quickly, we present an inside look at one of the world’s most endangered whale populations: the southern resident orcas. S…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hobbit Disappearance Explained, Second-Hottest Year Looms, New Mpox Variant Found
In this episode of Science Quickly, we dive into how the European Union’s latest Copernicus Climate Change Service bulletin shows that 2025 is on tra…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Karen Hao on Why AI Is Reshaping Society
Generative artificial intelligence has transformed our inboxes, classrooms and even medical records—but at what cost? In this episode, journalist Kar…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Can NASA Deliver on Perseverance’s Promise to Reveal Life on Mars?
NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent nearly five years roaming the Martian surface in search of clues to ancient life. But the ambitious plan to retur…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
CDC Vaccine Panel, Satellite Light Pollution, Puppy Power
Scientific American associate editor Lauren J. Young breaks down key vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ad…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
New Hope for Treating Postpartum Depression?
Emerging research on the biology of postpartum depression is showing how little it resembles other severe mood disorders in the brain and body. Under…
3 months ago
Scientific American Picks the Best Reads of the Year
Scientific American debuts its first-ever best fiction and nonfiction book lists, featuring stories that explore climate change, alien encounters and…
3 months ago