Claims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom captured the public’s imagination. Its retraction ...

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Scientific American covers the most important and exciting research, ideas and knowledge in science, health, technology, the environment and society. It is committed to sharing trustworthy ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Just a heads-up, today’s episode is about human sexuality. We talk about sex, sometimes using slang terms but ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Unless you’re really on the low end of our listener age bell curve, chances are you grew up learning about our ...

The editor-in-chief of Scientific American apologized on Friday for a “mistaken expression of shock and confusion” after she went on an expletive-filled rant against Donald Trump voters on ...

Laura Helmuth announced her resignation as editor-in-chief of the Scientific American on Thursday after facing backlash for comments she made about the 2024 election and voters. “I’ve decided ...

Wonder Land: In Kamala Harris, the Democrats have created the biggest soap bubble American politics has ever seen. The question is, can they stop Donald Trump popping it until Nov. 5?

Scientific American editor steps down after election comments draw backlash Criticism of Laura Helmuth’s comments increased after X owner and Trump ally Elon Musk weighed in. November 14, 2024 ...

In my new book Anti-Scientific Americans, I build on historian Richard Hofstadter’s Pulitzer Prize–winning work Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, by conceptualizing anti-intellectualism ...