Scientific American

A new study finds sharp contrasts between brain changes in menopause and those during pregnancy and puberty

AlphaGenome Atlas predicts the effect of any single change in the fundamental structure of DNA

A mathematician compared the feat to the history-making chess competition in which IBM’s Deep Blue computer beat Garry Kasparov in 1997

Assisted by AI, companies have more options than ever to track employees, minute by minute, keystroke by keystroke. Does this have the desired effect?

Flying leads to positive emotions and optimism in Galahs

Music doesn’t just mask stress; it guides our brains back to a calm state

A new executive order calls for more than 1,000 U.S. rocket launches per year by the end of the decade. Rethinking the nation’s spaceports will be key

How people interact with their inner and outer worlds may shape how they approach generative AI

From flashing fireflies to human music, many biological rhythms appear to converge on the same rhythmic range

Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged

Collectively intelligent bricks figure out if they’re in a boat, chair or guitar

Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that gradually robs people of their ability to move, speak and even think clearly—there is no cure

New solutions found to picture-hanging problems

Some voting districts are tilted intentionally toward one party or another—a factor in the midterms. Geometry plays a critical role in gerrymandering

The silliest science awards of the year are here, but the Ig Nobels aren’t just funny business

Experts say there is not enough evidence to support broadly screening men for testosterone without any symptoms

A researcher’s social media post that revealed how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral. But did he really do it with just “good old paper and pencil”?

The newfound star S301 orbits the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole so closely that its view of the heavens gets twisted

Author Sarah Pierce explores dating apps, loneliness and human connection through a novel about a corpse-matching algorithm

The findings, which were made in mice, may offer a new way to prevent a common chemotherapy side effect that can last well beyond treatment