The world's first nuclear clock is ticking. “It was close to midnight when we saw the first indication of the signal....Nobody could sleep after the experiment.” Fun physics with lasers pew pew pew scientificamerican.com/article/the-wo… by Allison Parshall on Scientific American

"The majestic view from on high had been to die for. Thankfully, however, it didn’t come to that." This is a fun recap of the first private space walk, by a billionaire and engineer, who along with the rest of the crew did not (yet) die of the bends scientificamerican.com/article/polari… Scientific American

This is a brilliant and funny explanation of Elon Musk, EVs, rocket ships, failures of regulation, and why second-arriving doofuses can succeed scientificamerican.com/article/elon-m… by Dan Vergano on Scientific American

I mean, the moon is always super. The Sept. 17 supermoon will also have a minor eclipse! Phil (Newsletter link in bio) Plait sorts out the hype from the legitimage reasons to howl at the supermoon scientificamerican.com/article/is-a-s… on Scientific American

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss figured out how to make a heptadecagon (a symmetrical 17-sided shape) & used it to solve a 2,000-year-old problem. He was 18. And he considered this his greatest achievement. scientificamerican.com/article/why-th… on Scientific American

If you would like a fun little break, we are publishing jigsaw puzzles every Sunday with an image from a recent Scientific American article. The puzzle makes a satisfying, crunchy click sound when you fit pieces together scientificamerican.com/game/science-j… by Sarah Lewin Frasier on Scientific American

Scientific American endorses Kamala Harris for president. scientificamerican.com/article/vote-f… on Scientific American

Scientists: SciLine from AAAS is offering free workshops on how to share your knowledge with journalists for election-related stories sciline.org/learn/navigati… SciLine

A rare flip in wind direction contributed to record flooding in the Carolinas, and an atmospheric block caused catastrophic flooding in Europe. Weird weather explained by Meghan Bartels on Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/record…

We're publishing crossword puzzles now on Scientific American and they're FUN & science-y scientificamerican.com/game/science-c…

Keep stomping on spotted lanternflies, everybody -- it might be making a difference scientificamerican.com/article/why-ar… by Meghan Bartels on Scientific American

Carolina chickadees and black-capped chickadees interbreed where their ranges overlap, making hybrid chicks. I hope this is some comfort for birdwatchers (like me) who have a hard time telling them apart scientificamerican.com/article/hybrid… on Scientific American

Scientists recorded a mysterious sound in the Mariana Trench 10 years ago, a low grunt followed by a squeaky echo, and called it the "biotwang." Now they've figured out which whale makes the sound, which you can hear here: scientificamerican.com/article/myster…

“Put simply, regardless of your views on taxes or Ukraine or the deficit, a candidate who rejects established science and seeks to corrupt truth (either through unqualified flunkies in government or propaganda) disqualifies himself from the presidency" washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

"Here’s What the ‘Manosphere’ Gets Wrong about Cuckoldry" "distorts its history and meaning, creating a baseless moral panic that harms both women and science" - scientificamerican.com/article/heres-…

I wrote about Tom Nichols's assertion that science and Scientific American should stay out of politics, for Sequencer Magazine. Tom should think again, but he won't. sequencermag.com/science-is-and…

Quiz time! Just for fun, it doesn't count toward your grade. Test your science knowledge and maybe learn some things (or take pride that you already did) scientificamerican.com/game/science-q… by Allison Parshall on Scientific American

Oh this is fun: It turns out lots of asteroids have moons. And the reason why might have to do with the power of *sunlight* to speed up an asteroid's rotation and fling bits away fun fun fun scientificamerican.com/article/why-do… by Phil (Newsletter link in bio) Plait on Scientific American