A major report plotting the future of U.S. particle physics calls for cuts to the beleaguered DUNE project, advocates a “muon shot” for a next-generation collider and recommends a new survey of the universe’s oldest observable light | Continue reading
Ten years after cannabis was first legalized for recreational use in adults, scientists are struggling to provide evidence-based recommendations about the risks to young people | Continue reading
The Arctic Permafrost Atlas, which took years to create, is both beautiful and sobering, given the pace of climate change. | Continue reading
Used car buyers and the U.S. government need to dive into the marketplace to deliver the emissions reductions promised by electric vehicles | Continue reading
These froglets disguise themselves as feces to gross out potential predators until they’re old enough to glide through jungle canopies | Continue reading
Researchers say the primary “wet-bulb temperature” method for measuring dangerous heat underestimates deaths, particularly among elderly and health-compromised individuals | Continue reading
Birds might sing in the morning because they need a vocal workout | Continue reading
Staggering amounts of toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in freshwater fish, but there is no federal guidance on what is a safe amount to eat | Continue reading
Mysterious green displays in the sky dubbed “mesospheric ghosts” can sometimes accompany the dramatic red atmospheric lights called sprites | Continue reading
Domestic cats are cherished human companions, but a new study shows the enormous breadth of species the felines prey on when they are left to roam freely | Continue reading
The genes of microbes living as deep as 1.5 kilometers below the surface reveal a split between minimalist and maximalist lifestyles | Continue reading
A theory holds that dreams are a way for the visual cortex of the brain to “defend its turf” against being “taken over” to process inputs from other senses | Continue reading
The first global declaration on reducing emissions from food production is a start, researchers say—but it sidesteps contentious issues such as meat consumption | Continue reading
Building codes that don’t fully account for climate change are “one of the most significant factors” in increasing disaster risk, a federal report says | Continue reading
Problems with the heart, kidneys and metabolic health are all connected | Continue reading
Problems with the heart, kidneys and metabolic health are all connected | Continue reading
Economists dive into the financial impact of Christmas trees—real and artificial alike—on the U.S. | Continue reading
Altruists seek to understand how their actions will affect others—while willful ignorance can free people to act selfishly | Continue reading
Whatever fantasies we may have had about the nonprofit structure of OpenAI have been eviscerated. While it remains a nonprofit, it’s proven entirely beholden to ruthless capitalism | Continue reading
For six seconds tonight, the constellation Orion will appear to lose the vibrant red star at its shoulder—and scientists are thrilled | Continue reading
For the first time, researchers have used sound waves to 3-D print an object from a distance—even with a wall in the way | Continue reading
Burials holding mummies with false heads have been discovered from the Wari Empire in Peru | Continue reading
The fossilized stomach contents of a tyrannosaur have been found for the first time, revealing what the fearsome predator ate | Continue reading
The fossilized stomach contents of a tyrannosaur have been found for the first time, revealing what the fearsome predator ate | Continue reading
Most people with sickle cell disease who received a new gene editing treatment saw their pain resolve for at least one year, but longer follow up is needed | Continue reading
Thanks to researchers, new AI tech is delving into feline feelings to see when cats could need medical help. | Continue reading
Thanks to researchers, new AI tech is delving into feline feelings to see when cats could need medical help. | Continue reading
Increasingly frequent thunderstorms caused insurers to pay $60 billion in claims in 2023 | Continue reading
Real or artificial? Here’s a climate scientist’s take on what makes a Christmas tree more sustainable, based on how it was made or where it grew | Continue reading
Science, statistics and expert testimony are crucial in securing justice. But their dubious applications in the courtroom can send innocent people to jail | Continue reading
No one has ever seen a newborn star feeding on its natal disk anywhere outside our galaxy—that is, until now | Continue reading
The best fiction, nonfiction, history and sci-fi books Scientific American staff read in 2023 | Continue reading
Machine-learning software gets behind the inscrutable feline face and may improve pet care | Continue reading
The main negotiations at the COP28 climate meeting will aim to address how countries plan to fix shortcomings in their plans to reduce planet-warming emissions, as highlighted in the “Global Stocktake” | Continue reading
The iridescent, blind De Winton’s golden mole was last seen in 1937 and later declared officially lost. But scientists have since rediscovered it by tracking its environmental DNA | Continue reading
Banning formaldehyde hair relaxers might help protect Black women’s health, but won’t end the racism that drives their use | Continue reading
One safe, five sons and betrayal: this principle shows how shared knowledge can protect secrets—without having to trust anyone | Continue reading
Far-right extremists shifted their online hate from Muslims to Jews in 2017, and offline hate followed the same trends | Continue reading
The U.S.’s largest-ever outbreak of waterborne illness—cryptosporidiosis—hit Milwaukee 30 years ago. Why are many other water systems still vulnerable to the same parasite today? | Continue reading
To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used | Continue reading
Brain waves during sleep influence glucose and insulin, offering new insights into controlling diabetes | Continue reading
It turns out that your chronological age really is just a number. What’s more important for knowing disease risk is the biological age of each of your organs | Continue reading
Hundreds of scientists warn that the world must rapidly phase out planet-warming emissions to avoid crossing dangerous climate “tipping points” | Continue reading
A mining town waits for economic recovery while physicists under their feet wait for answers from the universe. | Continue reading
The research focused on figuring out what enables certain sperm to gain some competitive advantage over millions of others fighting for the same prize. | Continue reading
The research focused on figuring out what enables certain sperm to gain some competitive advantage over millions of others fighting for the same prize. | Continue reading
A mathematician and a musician collaborated to turn a quantum research paper into a jazz performance | Continue reading
Astronomers are moving ahead in planning NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, a telescope designed to answer the ultimate question: Are we alone in the universe? | Continue reading