Mental Health
Confronting Illusions Can Help Heal Trauma
Renowned physician Gabor Maté ruminates on trauma and Jewishness at a time of conflict
Latest Stories
Culture
Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2024
Deciphering a scorched scroll from ancient Herculaneum, unlikely flavors in climate-change-affected wine, an undiscovered ore found in China, and more in this month’s Quick Hits
Health Care
Now There Are Better Ways Than BMI Charts to Assess Health Risks
The body mass index is flawed, and medicine now has better options to measure obesity
Geology
Calling Our Times the ‘Anthropocene Epoch’ Matters Dearly to You
The name Anthropocene means human activity is profoundly changing our environment, and you’ll have to plan for those changes
Water
Why Are Alaska’s Rivers Turning Orange?
Streams in Alaska are turning orange with iron and sulfuric acid. Scientists are trying to figure out why
Climate Change
As the Climate Crisis Deepens, High-Polluting Nations Must Start Paying Reparations
The wealthy countries that are most responsible for greenhouse gas pollution must compensate the poorer nations that bear the greatest burden
Arts
Poem: ‘Baby Crocodile’
Science in meter and verse
Microbiology
See Your Body’s Cells in Size and Number
The larger a cell type is, the rarer it is in the body—and vice versa—a new study shows
Culture
Readers Respond to the September 2023 Issue
Letters to the editors for the September 2023 issue of Scientific American
Arts
How to Escape a Time Loop You Don’t Really Want to Leave
A tender novel about savoring quantum memory
