A recent study finds varying combinations of microbes in the vaginal microbiome may influence health outcomes such as risk of sexually transmitted disease and preterm birth | Continue reading
A recent study finds varying combinations of microbes in the vaginal microbiome may influence health outcomes such as risk of sexually transmitted disease and preterm birth | Continue reading
AI chatbots can convince other chatbots to instruct users how to build bombs and cook meth | Continue reading
The company announces its latest huge chip—but will now focus on developing smaller chips with a fresh approach to “error correction” | Continue reading
A giant iceberg called A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades | Continue reading
The potential of geothermal energy as a carbon-free power source is well known. Now companies such as Google are helping to unlock it | Continue reading
As humans encroach on polar bear habitats, new tools such as drone-mounted radar can prevent us from disrupting the hidden dens where bears give birth | Continue reading
Veterinarians and researchers are investigating mysterious clusters of severe respiratory disease in dogs | Continue reading
Light can be reflected not only in space but also in time—and researchers exploring such “time reflections” are finding a wealth of delightfully odd and useful effects | Continue reading
Robots that can fit multiple items into a limited space could help pack a suitcase or a rocket to Mars | Continue reading
The complexity of the brain comes to life in the annual Art of Neuroscience competition | Continue reading
At the COP28 climate meeting, the EPA announced the final version of a rule that aims to deeply cut methane emissions by requiring equipment upgrades and regular leak inspections | Continue reading
Carbon capture technology is a PR fig leaf designed to help Big Oil delay the phase-out of fossil fuels | Continue reading
A long-term decline in unsupervised activity may be contributing to mental health declines in children and adolescents. | Continue reading
Scattered evidence suggests that aberrant proteins act as “seeds” to transmit neurodegenerative disease, but the jury is still out | Continue reading
Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano has caused thousands of recent earthquakes and pushed up the ground, worrying 1.3 million residents | Continue reading
A brain drain from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory could pose problems for the space agency’s ambitious science plans | Continue reading
Helium gas may be seeping from Earth’s core, say scientists who found extremely high helium isotope ratios in lavas on Baffin Island | Continue reading
Three experts break down how misinformation and propaganda spread through conflict, and how to debunk it yourself. | Continue reading
Amid restrictions on optical satellite images, researchers have developed a radar technique to gauge building damage in Gaza | Continue reading
Researchers have created “anthrobots” out of human lung cells that are capable of moving independently and even healing damaged tissue | Continue reading
In promoting renewable energy, wealthier nations could worsen health, housing and labor problems in the developing nations where materials are sourced | Continue reading
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has begun. Here’s how to understand the negotiations and squabbles about money and the “phaseout” versus “phasedown” of fossil fuels | Continue reading
Researchers discovered that a heart-shaped molecule will jump in straight lines when given an electric jolt | Continue reading
Ancient fish followed prey into the crushing pressures of the deep ocean | Continue reading
Some female stick insects can reproduce without males—but they have a secret | Continue reading
Can waste plastic can be converted into hydrogen gas and a type of graphene—at a profit? | Continue reading
A chunk of a Mesopotamian palace revealed genes from dozens of ancient plants | Continue reading
Letters to the editors for the July/August 2023 issue of Scientific American | Continue reading
The quest to understand our physical universe may depend on investigating our own mind | Continue reading
Black hole sun; the deepest mine | Continue reading
The powerful symbolism of forests, an AI that struggles to optimize the life of a “post-body” person, and more books out now | Continue reading
Here’s why Long COVID may be declining and what we know about the trend so far | Continue reading
Caffeine can help you feel energized. But is there a limit to how much your body can handle? | Continue reading
Establishing a permanent Mars settlement in the foreseeable future makes little sense. The weakest reason for doing it is also the strongest—and not in a good way | Continue reading
Environment and lifestyle changes have increased the prevalence of autoimmune diseases. If we want to address this epidemic, let’s start acting like it | Continue reading
The Pentagon is readying high-powered microwave weapons that are capable of invisible strikes against swarming combat drones | Continue reading
These historical forgeries show what makes misinformation so successful | Continue reading
Snotty, stuffy noses are the hallmark of cold and flu season, but some medications and at-home remedies may offer relief | Continue reading
Where can you find the best sites for stargazing—and why is a dark sky important? | Continue reading
A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth after several outbursts from the sun merged into one large blob of plasma | Continue reading
Chinstrap Penguins take more than 10,000 seconds-long naps during the day to remain vigilant while incubating their eggs | Continue reading
The Israel-Hamas war has disrupted hospitals’ access to electricity, fuel and medicine. A physician from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières explains why health care is so vulnerable during war | Continue reading
Countries need to double their energy-efficiency gains to achieve the emissions reductions required to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, a new report finds | Continue reading
This early feminist fought for the credit she deserved for her deductive reasoning system and her educational qualifications | Continue reading
Six “sub-Neptune” worlds locked in a delicate dance around a nearby star offer fresh insights for the orbital evolution of planetary systems | Continue reading
Virgin Atlantic flew the first large commercial jet to traverse the Atlantic with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel | Continue reading
To achieve climate justice, developed countries need to put their money where their mouth is | Continue reading