Podcasts

Eclipses can affect animals, and biologists are preparing to see what happens during totality on April 8.

AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back.

Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally.

Does the word "uncertainty" make you nervous? Would you say it kinda describes the state of the world these days? Enter Uncertain, a new limited podcast series from Scientific American that will change the way you think about that word.

The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers.

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.

Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.

A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity

Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.

Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies.

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments are lacking.

Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life—and how those changes might be passed down to future generations.