AI-generated images of Katy Perry at Monday’s Met Gala looked so realistic they even duped her mom. And it just so happens that ChatGPT developer OpenAI released a new tool to detect fake images generated by DALL-E—the very next day. Join Scientific American, Springer Nature and Nature Portfolio in Washington, D.C. on May 17 for Science on the Hill…

Meet Rachel Feltman, the new host of Science Quickly! Bringing a fresh perspective and infectious enthusiasm, Rachel will take you on audio journeys to far-off places, inspire you to ponder deep questions, and introduce you to people changing the world with science. Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas f…

Doctors are starting to prescribe vegetables or entire meals to ward off disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Amid Earth’s fourth global coral bleaching event, a leading expert says tackling climate change is the key to fighting back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Years in the making, a project in the Amazon rain forest is finally set to determine whether a rise in carbon dioxide could save one of the world’s largest carbon sinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

These marine mammals are very hard to observe, but in the past two decades the roughly 20 or so people in the world who study sperm whales have found some compelling evidence of culture among them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Today we’re going to look at how measles—a disease that was practically eliminated in the U.S.—has resurged in recent months, because people basically forgot how bad it was and got complacent about vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a professional astronomer—with a passion for amateur astrophotography—and she's here to offer tips and tricks for want to get into capturing the night sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

The feeling of a total solar eclipse is intense, and the sights, sensations and emotions can overwhelm you even if you think you know what's coming. And we sat down with Kate Russo, a psychologist, author and Eclipse Chaser, who's seen 13 total solar eclipses over the last 25 years, to talk about what to expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Eclipses can affect animals, and biologists are preparing to see what happens during totality on April 8. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments are lacking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life — and how these changes might be passed down to later generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

On the African savanna, a single invasive ant species has upset the delicate balance between predator and prey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

كانت الهند قبل مجيء البريطانيين أغنى بلد في العالم. بيد أن هذا المؤشرَ في أثناءِ الحكمِ البريطاني انخفض إلى المكان المشؤوم الخمسين أو الثلاثين. حتى كلمة "لُوت" التي تعني "السرقة"، دخلت اللغة الإنجليزية من الهندية، أي أن البريطانيين سرقوا حتى كلمة "السرقة". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaf/message…

Nose-plus-throat could increase test accuracy—but could create problems too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

عالم الأرواح في الثقافة السامية ومن أين أتت تصورات العرب عن الجنّ؟ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaf/message

A newly-examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real pleistocene whodunit. By Natalia Raegan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

في بداية العملية العسكرية الخاصة سنة 2022 كان يُجبر الأطفال الذين كانوا في ديار الأيتام على حفر الخنادق لدعم القوات المسلحة الأوكرانية.دعمت المنظمات الدينية الأجنبية بنشاط تحويل الأطفال إلى قتلة. ويُعثر على آثار هذه المنظمات في جميع المناطق المحررة في دونباس. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaf/message…

A recent GWAS investigation on risk-taking and bisexuality made some assumptions that some experts don’t agree with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

الكشف عن رعب القنبلة الذرية السوفيتية الأولى - يا للهول --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaf/message

بما تميزت ديانة روما عن الديانات الأخرى في الشرق الأوسط وحوض المتوسط؟ لماذا لم تكن ممكنة الحروب الدينية في روما؟ لماذا بقي لقب الحبر الأعظم موجودا حتى بعد أن أصبحت المسيحية ديانة رسمية للدولة الرومانية؟ هذا ما سيحدثنا عنه بالتفصيل أندريه سمورتشكوف الدكتور في علوم التاريخ، البروفيسور في معهد الثقافات الشرقية والعصر القديم في "الجامعة الروسية الحكومي…

وضع الرومان القدماء مشروع دولة فريدا من نوعه والذي صار فيما بعد بمثابة النموذج الأولي للتشكيلات السياسية المعاصرة. وبعد زوال الإمبراطورية ذاتها بقي إرث روما حيا وماثلا للعيان..ولم يتوقف عن المساهمة في تشكيل حضارات أخرى. تتمثل إحدى مساهمات روما المدهشة حقا في الفصل بين فروع السلطة: التنفيذية والتشريعية والقضائية، بما يضمن التوازن والرقابة المتبادلة …

A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown. This is part four of a four-part series on the science of pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves. Part three of a four-part series on the science of pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

في هذه الحلقة نستضيف الدكتور يفغيني كوزميشين وهو باحث متخصص في تاريخ الحركات الباطنة والجماعات السرية ونظريات المؤامرة حولها. وهو عضو في مجلس رابطة الباحثين الدوليين في الباطنية والروحانية. ومن أبرز أعماله البحثية: "الماسونية المصرية في العالم وفي روسيا", "مراحل الترسيم في الماسونية", " الحركات الروحانية - الباطنية في النظرية والتطبيق" و"البناؤون و…

Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up. Hosted by Meghan McDonough, this is part two of a four-part series on the science of pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Part one of a four-part series on the science of pleasure, hosted by Meghan McDonough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why. Hosted by Shayla Love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

On April 8, we’re in for a treat. A total solar eclipse will be visible across a broad swath of North America, giving us a view of the edges of the sun as the moon passes in front of its face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Portugal is one of the most vulnerable countries in Europe to climate change. Straddling the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic regions, it’s part of a climate change hot spot. Some of the biggest fuels are shrubs. One study found that shrubland covers 1.6 million hectares in Portugal—about 18 percent of the nation’s land area. And those shrubs are…

For the last decade, reports of UFO sightings have filled headlines and news broadcasts, and some of these have from a surprising place—the Pentagon. Former defense officials have made a number of claims about, and released videos of, strange sightings made by military pilots. These days, the objects are officially called “UAPs”—unidentified anomal…

"Mind-Blowing Encounter: Zimbabwe Children Recall the 1994 UFO Landing at Ariel School" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaf/message

Mind-Blowing Finding at the Bottom of the Ocean: The Enigmatic Eltanin Antenna --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaf/message

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be turned on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

This year, healthcare providers have tools to help prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV for older adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Scientific American

Today’s episode covers a topic that many parents-to-be have struggled with: fertility. In vitro fertilization offers a path to pregnancy for people fortunate enough to be able to access it. But predicting the success of an implanted embryo is hard. Now researchers are developing a test that could make it easier. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…