GDP is the wrong tool for measuring what matters (2020)(scientificamerican.com)

36 points by simonfxr 3 years ago | 10 comments

Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery(arstechnica.com)

116 points by gumby 28 days ago | 48 comments

Ars Technica article on scientists finding that a 19th-century Nature account of a geomagnetic storm delaying a train got the year wrong due to a typo.

Math and puzzle fans find magic in Martin Gardner's legacy(scientificamerican.com)

112 points by ColinWright 2 years ago | 47 comments

Did OpenAI solve the wrong Navier-Stokes problem?(scientificamerican.com)

92 points by tomjakubowski 1 month ago | 46 comments

Scientific American article on whether OpenAI's claimed Navier-Stokes proof qualifies for the $1-million Millennium Prize only through a controversial loophole.

New knot theory discovery overturns long-held mathematical assumption(scientificamerican.com)

123 points by baruchel 1 year ago | 31 comments

Ancient redwoods recover from fire by sprouting 1000-year-old buds(science.org)

294 points by sohkamyung 2 years ago | 101 comments