There’s a technology sitting idle in garages and driveways across America that provides a solution to its own potential problem. As more and more electric vehicles tap the grid, their giant batteries ...

Time travel is one of the most fascinating ideas in science. The ability to go back, change events, or see the future sounds almost limitless. But the moment you actually think about it… things start ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers put themselves in an advantageous position with their moves to begin the new league year. Adding a top-tier wide receiver, a veteran cornerback, a new interior offensive ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In 1997, Deep Blue, a supercomputer built by IBM, did the unexpected: it defeated chess ...

After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. I’m standing in front ...

A new AI framework called THOR is transforming how scientists calculate the behavior of atoms inside materials. Instead of relying on slow simulations that take weeks of supercomputer time, the system ...

In parts of the Middle East and North Africa, a patchwork of sanctions, payment failures, and licensing gaps pushes people into piracy networks. In the Middle East, piracy is illegal in countries with ...

In a dark room, in the middle of the night, a woman lies dreaming. Suddenly, her eyes beneath their lids dart crisply left-right, left-right. The eye signal means she knows she’s dreaming. Lucid ...

Slime molds look like simple goop, but their behavior suggests a surprising kind of problem-solving ability. Without a brain or nervous system, they can navigate obstacles, optimize routes, and adapt ...

The Taurus moon asks, “Can the problem be solved with money?” while simultaneously reminding us that money problems are often idea problems or relationship problems in disguise. The dollars often ...

Adobe has been aggressively adding AI features to all its products in the last few years. The company is now adding more AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of ...