Author: Scientific American

New research highlights the risks and occasional rewards of parental perfectionism

When extreme heat arrives, here are scientifically-based tips to keep your home cool, from the most efficient way to use air conditioning to strategic uses of fans

Nuclear policy specialist David Albright explains how his organization is monitoring for damage to nuclear sites following U.S. and Israeli strikes

Inspired by superconductivity, a strange new theory that seeks to explain dark matter might explain dark energy, too

Inspired by superconductivity, a strange new theory that seeks to explain dark matter might explain dark energy, too

The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation that shapes behavior

In the early 20th century, a mathematician and economist sought the optimal strategy for Holmes to escape Moriarty’s pursuit

This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began

Power-hungry AI and associated data centers could make the grid cleaner, eventually cutting more climate-change-causing emissions than they produce

Massaging one another with kelp could help orcas keep their skin healthy