Science Quickly

Scientific American

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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Friday · 26 min
Lewis, Clark and America’s first great science mission
The untold science and drama of Lewis and Clark’s expedition
Thursday · 7 min
How to beat rogue antibodies at their own game [Sponsored]
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Wednesday · 14 min
Summer Reading Challenge: Quantum queerness, Pompeii and plant horror
The ultimate science summer reading list
Monday · 11 min
Your summer reading list starts here
Science books our editors can’t stop recommending
July 24 · 17 min
Are we too afraid of the sun?
Maybe we shouldn't be
June 22 · 13 min
Ebola update, World Cup heat risks, dad brains
What’s going on with the Ebola outbreak, how the World Cup is dealing with rising temperatures, and how becoming a father can change your brain
June 19 · 15 min
How common viruses could quietly raise your cancer risk
veryday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time
June 17 · 19 min
The neuroscientist decoding how the brain learns
Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa talks about surprising results that are changing how we think dopamine works and how the brain really learns
June 15 · 22 min
From aspiring actress to NASA astrophysicist
This young researcher’s unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging
June 12 · 15 min
Disclosure Day and the science of alien language
A linguist lays out what communicating with aliens could actually involve—and what that tells us about human language
June 10 · 17 min
The science of World Cup grass
How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it
June 8 · 9 min
World Cup health monitoring ramps up as Mars mission ends and AI rules shift
World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot
June 5 · 15 min
What’s in a name? When it comes to PCOS, a lot
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change
June 3 · 13 min
The math behind your daily annoyances
From slow elevators to perfectly split pizza, math quietly explains the quirks of everyday life
June 1 · 11 min
Why this Ebola outbreak is so different
A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading fast—and U.S. cuts to foreign aid are making it worse
May 29 · 23 min
You think you’re using your phone. It’s using you back
A new look at how everything from handwriting to AI quietly reshapes our bodies, habits and sense of connection
May 27 · 18 min
Can we build a world that works for all?
Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldview—and that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future
May 22 · 14 min
The fake disease that fooled AI
How an experiment involving a made-up skin condition exposes the risks of increasingly popular AI medical advice
May 20 · 16 min
Nukes on the moon?
Nuclear power could enable long-term lunar missions, but NASA’s timeline may be too ambitious
May 18 · 11 min
Hantavirus update, PCOS name change, ‘cheeky’ fish behavior
What you should know about hantavirus, why PCOS is getting a new name, and how some fish hide in an unusual spot

Science Quickly

Lewis, Clark and America’s first great science mission

How to beat rogue antibodies at their own game [Sponsored]

Summer Reading Challenge: Quantum queerness, Pompeii and plant horror

Your summer reading list starts here

Are we too afraid of the sun?

Ebola update, World Cup heat risks, dad brains

How common viruses could quietly raise your cancer risk

The neuroscientist decoding how the brain learns

From aspiring actress to NASA astrophysicist

Disclosure Day and the science of alien language

The science of World Cup grass

World Cup health monitoring ramps up as Mars mission ends and AI rules shift

What’s in a name? When it comes to PCOS, a lot

The math behind your daily annoyances

Why this Ebola outbreak is so different

You think you’re using your phone. It’s using you back

Can we build a world that works for all?

The fake disease that fooled AI

Nukes on the moon?

Hantavirus update, PCOS name change, ‘cheeky’ fish behavior