November 19, 20243 min readContributors to Scientific American’s December 2024 IssueWriters, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the storiesBy Allison Parshall Thomas FuchsAdvancesIllustrator Thomas Fuchs (above) says the weirder the assignment, the better. For more than a decade...
CURBING HUNGER PANGSI enjoyed “Turning Down the Food Noise” , Lauren J. Young’s article on the influence of satiety pathways on food intake and how glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as Wegovy can intervene successfully. In 2002 I...
November 19, 20243 min readDecember 2024: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years AgoAlcohol in space; basking in the limelightBy Mark Fischetti1974, How Many Aces of Spades?: “After a brief glance at this display most people report seeing three....
To describe the destructive effects of intense health anxiety to his young doctors in training at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, psychiatrist Brian Fallon likes to quote 19th-century English psychiatrist Henry Maudsley: “The sorrow which has...
The world we live in was built on horseback. Many people today rarely encounter horses, but this is a recent development. Only a few decades ago domestic horses formed the fabric of societies around the globe. Almost every aspect of...
November 19, 20244 min readConcussions Are Remarkably Common and Can Cause Long-Term ProblemsNew diagnostic techniques can pick up these brain injuries and ensure people get helpBy Lydia Denworth Fifteen years ago I slipped on a wet patio deck and fell...
November 19, 20245 min readBury Me on the Moon—Preferably on the Far SideThe far side of the moon offers grounds for compromise between advocates and opponents of lunar developmentBy Rick N. Tumlinson Ana J Cárdenas/Getty ImagesI want to be buried...
The final results are not yet in, but it’s pretty certain that 2024 is going to be the hottest year on record. Practically every week this year, we heard of some new daily or monthly record being broken, some extreme...
November 19, 20241 min readPoem: ‘The First Bite’Science in meter and verseBy Gillian Neimark On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future...
November 19, 20242 min readSee How Close We Are to Gender Equality around the WorldU.N. statistics show progress toward the goal of gender equality but a long way left to goBy Clara Moskowitz & Federica Fragapane Around the world, women...
