Briefing

You can now watch the award-winning documentary “SALLY” about the first American woman in space, Sally Ride, on Disney+ and Hulu.

Letters to the editors for the March 2025 issue of Scientific American

One hundred years after the Scopes trial, religious ideologues are still trying to supplant evidence-based curricula with myths, to the detriment of a well-informed society

When nights stay hot, more people die, many from cardiovascular problems. But there are simple methods you can use to stay cooler and healthier

After black holes devour stars, sometimes the feast comes back up

The Danish government deputized private detectorists to unearth artifacts buried in farm fields. Their finds are revealing the country’s past in extraordinary detail

Science in meter and verse

The nonprofit iNaturalist announced that it received a $1.5-million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm to develop generative AI tools for species identification. The news didn’t go over well

Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal

Researchers have used cosmic explosions called fast radio bursts to illuminate the intergalactic medium