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How attachment theory can help us understand AI relationships
Attachment is the term psychologists use for the most significant relationships that hold people’s lives together
Posted on 4 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
How the brain uses memory to imagine what might have been
Philosopher and 2026 MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Felipe De Brigard explains how our brains use imagination to reconstruct the past
Posted on 3 October 2026 | 1:00 pm
How AI helped bring an ancient tomb dating to before the Roman empire back to life
Pairing artificial intelligence with acoustic technology helped reveal an Erturian tomb in new light
Posted on 3 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
Could a giant iceberg really break off Greenland? Scientists check Tom Cruise’s new movie Digger
In the movie, a giant iceberg from Greenland floats into the sea, imperiling millions—but is that even possible?
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 9:00 pm
2026 has been a record hot year for the U.S.—it can only get worse
So far this year has been ridiculously hot. If it stays that way, 2026 could set a sobering new record
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 8:14 pm
This weird particle may have come from a black hole exploding in another dimension
An unexplained high-energy neutrino detected three years ago could be linked to a primordial black hole, perhaps one more even unusual than previously thought
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 6:30 pm
Can bioengineered bacteria help terraform Mars?
The nonprofit start-up Pioneer Labs claims to have made the first-ever “microbe for Mars.” Other experts aren’t so sure
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 5:30 pm
How to see rainbows on exoplanets
A future NASA telescope could spot atmospheric phenomena on planets orbiting other stars
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 12:45 pm
How to start foraging for edible plants, according to Black Forager
How foraging can change the way we think about food and nature
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
Mathematicians name 50 of the highest-stakes problems in math
Mathematicians have a new bucket list of open questions to chase
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
Project Suncatcher is aimed at testing Google's AI chips in the harsh environment of space
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 9:00 pm
Scientists discover that Earth’s crust has repeatedly rolled over—and it’s still happening
An analysis of ancient sea-level changes reveals that the whole solid Earth has shifted multiple times
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 8:00 pm
Google tests its plan for AI data centers in space with Project Suncatcher
Today Project Suncatcher is sending four AI processors into orbit on a SpaceX rocket to see whether the building blocks of a data center can survive space
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 5:55 pm
Scientists are decoding elephant rumble calls, including ‘greetings’ and ‘coos’
Scientists are piecing together why elephants make these low calls and what they might mean
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 5:00 pm
Democratic Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed explains how science influences his politics
Scientific American spoke to the Michigan Senate candidate about how his background in medicine has shaped his outlook
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 1:00 pm