Author: Scientific American

Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa talks about surprising results that are changing how we think dopamine works and how the brain really learns

Letters to the editors for the March 2026 issue of Scientific American

A meditation on life and the von Neumann–Wigner interpretation of quantum mechanics

Natural fission reactor uncovered; geometry of soap bubbles

In his final interview, the “swashbuckling” geneticist pointed the way for science

How did we get here?

The Department of Energy bills Genesis as an AI push for scientific discovery. Its first public challenges tell a different story

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Understanding the behavior of supermassive black holes

These young scientists are making waves in their own ways. Keep an eye on them—great things are ahead