Researchers have adapted the AI network to search for genetic changes linked to ill health | Continue reading
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres is proposing a $500-billion annual stimulus package to meet the Sustainable Development Goals to preserve the environment and end poverty and hunger | Continue reading
Researchers publicly call out theory that they say is not well supported by science, but that gets undue attention | Continue reading
Jupiter’s mysterious moon Europa may hold carbon in the ocean lurking beneath its icy shell | Continue reading
Lillian Gilbreth pioneered time and motion efficiency in workplaces and revolutionized kitchen design | Continue reading
This summer’s floods, hurricanes and wildfires have prevented blood collection at a time when U.S. hospitals are already low on supply | Continue reading
Robert D. Bullard reflects on the movement he helped to create | Continue reading
A new study suggests that changes in the brain's sensitivity to insulin during phases of the menstrual cycle may be linked to appetite | Continue reading
New research shows any alcohol can harm your body, but the increased risk may not be huge | Continue reading
A new NASA instrument allows researchers to view the bright and permanently shadowed portions of the moon’s Shackleton Crater at the same time | Continue reading
A broad genetic study has revised the prevailing narrative about how wine grapes spread around the world | Continue reading
Black holes in the extraordinarily distant cosmos are out of tune with their host galaxies, offering insights into their formation | Continue reading
The U.S. has already seen a record number of disasters costing at least $1 billion in 2023, which underscores how unprepared the nation is to withstand climate-driven catastrophe | Continue reading
Hot cars are a health hazard for everyone on the road—and climate change could make things worse | Continue reading
A government shutdown could force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to curtail all disaster activities at a time when it is already short of cash to respond to crises | Continue reading
Counter to the conventional wisdom, suppression of distressing thoughts could be an invaluable addition in treating depression, anxiety and trauma | Continue reading
For the first time in the U.S., research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee | Continue reading
Researchers say the discovery of the earliest known wooden construction expands their knowledge of the woodworking skills of early humans that existed before Homo sapiens | Continue reading
Implanted electrodes pick up a pattern of brain waves that can signal the presence or absence of depression and perhaps predict its relapse | Continue reading
Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops | Continue reading
Consumers can now get easy tests for Alzheimer’s. But these tests may not really help patients that much–yet. | Continue reading
A jawbone from eastern China that displays both modern and archaic features could represent a new branch of the human family tree | Continue reading
Today we introduce to the world Scientific American’s redesign, which we hope will nod to our rich history while also look forward to the everchanging landscape of publishing | Continue reading
When doctors tell a patient “It’s all in your head,” that’s medical gaslighting. Here’s how to address an issue that disproportionately impacts the health of women, LGBTQ individuals and the elderly | Continue reading
When doctors tell a patient “It’s all in your head,” that’s medical gaslighting. Here’s how to address an issue that disproportionately impacts the health of women, LGBTQ individuals and the elderly | Continue reading
Western Australia’s Argyle Mine is famous for its rare pink diamonds, and scientists now think they know how these formed: a tectonic collision followed by the breakup of a supercontinent | Continue reading
Climate change, civil war and international sanctions all contributed to the devastation caused by some of Libya’s worst flooding ever, researchers say | Continue reading
Four decades into his activism, Robert Bullard looks back on his legacy and the work ahead. | Continue reading
Geoengineering is happening, AI wants to talk with animals, and why we aren’t going to live in space | Continue reading
Medical, financial and ethical hurdles stand in the way of the dream to settle in space | Continue reading
Weird math can explain why Warren Buffett had the advantage in a dice game against Bill Gates | Continue reading
Conspiracy theories and, relatedly, antigovernment sentiment could prove toxic to any factual and scientific discussion of unidentified anomalous phenomena | Continue reading
U.S. regulators will consider clinical trials of a system that mimics the womb, which could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely preterm | Continue reading
If it had hit Earth, this coronal mass ejection could have caused continent-scale blackouts, scientists say | Continue reading
By not going into the office, an at-home worker can cut greenhouse emissions in excess of 50 percent if they take energy-conservation steps | Continue reading
In Iran and elsewhere, governments restrict Internet access to restrict freedoms. Companies that launch communications satellites can ensure a free and open Internet for all | Continue reading
The four-legged miniature machine is powered by tiny explosions | Continue reading
The recent national shortage in chemotherapy drugs points to a need to overhaul the generics market | Continue reading
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón discusses her involvement in NASA's Europa Clipper mission and the inspiration behind her poem which will travel aboard the spacecraft. | Continue reading
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón discusses her involvement in NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and the inspiration behind her poem, which will travel onboard the spacecraft. | Continue reading
Laws that gut science classes of social context and inclusive design jeopardize progress towards equitable science | Continue reading
Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world | Continue reading
In the five decades between 1970 and 2021, extreme climate events caused more than two million deaths and led to economic losses of $4.3 trillion, 60 percent of which occurred in developing countries, a U.N. report found | Continue reading
A trio of scientists who developed the combination drug Trikafta are among the winners of five major awards in life sciences, physics and mathematics | Continue reading
Here’s why disasters like Libya’s dam collapses happen and how to prevent them | Continue reading
The new social media trend “budget Ozempic” promotes laxatives and stool softeners for weight loss, but these drugs are dangerous if misused | Continue reading
Some Japanese researchers feel that AI systems trained on foreign languages cannot grasp the intricacies of Japanese language and culture | Continue reading
Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning | Continue reading