PODCAST

Scientific American Content: Global

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

All Episodes

Powerful Solar Storm Could Trigger Far-Reaching...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/11

The sun just spat out several coronal mass ejections that could trigger a serious solar storm on Wednesday

en-us

Learning Another Language May Slow Brain Aging, Huge...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/11

A large international study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive aging

en-us

China’s Stranded Astronauts Are Safe—For Now. But How...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/11

There are six people living on the Chinese space station Tiangong at the moment, and the plan to bring three of them back is in progress

en-us

The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Will Smash Previous...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/11

A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder

en-us

Canada Just Lost Its Measles-Free Status. The U.S....

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/10

Canada lost its official measles elimination status after a year of continuous transmission

en-us

FDA Strips Breast Cancer Warning from Menopause...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/10

In a reversal, the Food and Drug Administration has removed black box warnings on hormone replacement therapies for menopause

en-us

Is Space the Place for Earth’s Next Evolutionary Leap?

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/10

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind

en-us

Not Everyone with Schizophrenia Hears Voices. Here’s Why

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/10

New research aims to tease out what exactly is happening in the brains of people with schizophrenia who have auditory hallucinations

en-us

Mathematicians’ Chalkboard Writing Shows When...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/10

Researchers spot the “tipping point” before mathematicians’ moments of discovery

en-us

Exploring Food Texture and Taste Perception with...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/10

Kendra Pierre-Louis steps in as interim host and dives into the science behind why some foods—especially mayonnaise—can gross us out.

en-us

AI Slop—How Every Media Revolution Breeds Rubbish and...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/09

The popularization of the term “slop” for AI output follows a centuries-long pattern where new tools flood the zone, audiences adapt and some of tomorrow’s art emerges from today’s excess

en-us

Rubin Observatory Discovers Surprise ‘Tail’ on Iconic...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/08

The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties

en-us

James Watson, Co-Discoverer of DNA’s Structure, Dead...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/07

James Watson’s work on the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA led to a revolution in biology and genetics

en-us

Early Arctic Cold Snap Could Break Decades-Old...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/07

An early cold snap will chill much of the U.S., potentially breaking records in the Southeast

en-us

China's Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/07

Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debris

en-us

What FAA’s Flight Reduction Plan Means for Safety and...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/07

“I have no problems flying,” says one expert about the FAA’s plan to reduce flights by 10 percent at 40 airports nationwide. “I would get on an airplane tomorrow”

en-us

World’s Largest Spider Web Discovered in Bizarre...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/07

This finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species of spider

en-us

Why Is the Milky Way Warped?

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/07

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why

en-us

Tom Zeller, Jr., on Migraine Research, Gender Bias...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/07

Migraine and cluster headaches affect millions—yet research remains surprisingly thin.

en-us

Study Suggests COVID Pandemic May Have Aged...

Scientific American Content: Global ·

2025/11/06

Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

en-us

2,727 results