Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

AS READERS OF “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” will know, humans are only the third-cleverest species on Earth. The first two places go to mice and dolphins. But perhaps Douglas Adams’s comic ...

The course is designed for anyone who wants to improve how they express themselves at work — whether you're a manager giving feedback, a team member writing reports or someone looking to build ...

Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT and Claude can be massive time-savers for leaders. Among other benefits, they offer an apparently quick and easy way for leaders to draft communications to ...

This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel ...

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One of the questions fans have asked about the Xenomorphs since 1979’s original Alien is “just how smart is the alien?” The creature definitely had problem-solving skills of a sort. But as far as we ...

Picture this: You’re stopped at a red light when you decide to alter your route. Are you legally allowed to check Google Maps on your smartphone? Or do you risk getting a ticket for using a map app?

Dr. McBain studies policies and technologies that serve vulnerable populations. On any given night, countless teenagers confide in artificial intelligence chatbots — sharing their loneliness, anxiety ...

When a wall of water came down the Guadalupe River in July, killing more than 100 people in Kerr County, scores of state troopers arrived to help. But for days, they couldn’t talk with local public ...