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Scientific American Celebrates 180 Years with Stories of Scientific U-turnsIn honor of SciAm’s 180th birthday, we’re spotlighting the biggest “wait, what?” moments in science history.By Rachel…

If Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, wins this fall’s election, he will occupy the most powerful executive position of any…

I believe it to be very important for disciplinary bodies to issue statements/guidance on the use of generative AI when it comes to the production of…

In astronomy, 180 years is a very long time—maybe not for the goings-on in the universe but certainly for our understanding of it.When Scientific American published…

Last year, Ford CEO Jim Farley commuted in a car that wasn’t made by his own company. In an effort to scope out the competition, Farley…

A few years ago, during the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Humm had an epiphany. Human reliance on animal products was cooking the planet, and, as a chef,…

Last week, actor Dean Cain, known for portraying Superman in the 1990s TV show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, announced that he was…

Shortly after news broke that a shooter had breached the New York City skyscraper where the NFL is headquartered and killed four people before turning the…

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www.springernature.com/us).…

August 10, 20252 min readDid Disease Defeat Napoleon?Napoleon’s campaign against the Russian Empire was one of the most costly wars in history. Many soldiers died of…