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Could soybeans be the key to fighting fires safely?

Scientists may have finally found the Universe’s missing sulfur

Why Some Smells Are Pleasant and Others Are Off-Putting, according to Science

What Happens When an Entire Scientific Field Changes Its Mind

We Thought DNA Ran Our Lives until We Discovered RNA Is in Charge

The Universe Keeps Rewriting Cosmology

September 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

Science Crossword: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Readers Respond to the April 2025 Issue

Public Education Needs Our Support

Poem: ‘Unison Call’

New Treatments Can Free Kids from the Deadly Threat of Peanut Allergy

Math Puzzle: Dissect the Square

In the Search for Life beyond Earth, the Only Constant Is Hope

Human Uniqueness Is a Myth, Mounting Evidence Shows

How Sleep Cleans the Brain and Keeps You Healthy

How Scientists Finally Learned That Nerves Regrow

How Plastics Went from a Sustainability Solution to an Environmental Crisis

How NASA’s Juno Probe Changed Everything We Know about Jupiter

How Gluten-Free Diets Are Getting Overhyped

Contributors to Scientific American’s September 2025 Issue

180 Years of Standing Up for Science

One atom, endless power: Scientists create a shape-shifting catalyst for green chemistry

Scientists reveal how just two human decisions rewired the Great Salt Lake forever

AI-generated responses are undermining crowdsourced research studies

Researchers glimpse the inner workings of protein language models

A new cancer vaccine just wiped out tumors in mice

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is on the verge of erupting again

HK scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos

Preventing an hour of intense pain in chickens costs less than a hundredth of a cent, say researchers

Q&A: How coed campus transitions in the 1950's and '60s influenced gender research publications

Exascale simulations underpin quake-resistant infrastructure designs

Travelers 'clocked out' by social jetlag: How travel fatigue shapes holiday plans

Midlife adults are overextended with multiple roles

This overlooked trait could explain anxiety and depression in millions

Kelp forests in Marine Protected Areas are more resilient to marine heat waves, research finds

Cultivating for color: The hidden trade-offs between garden aesthetics and pollinator preferences

Rapid-response protocol promises to reveal supernovae only hours after they explode

Even mild Covid may leave blood vessels five years older

Ghana's war on illegal mining has failed—we set out to find out why

Is ketamine the answer for chronic pain? New findings cast doubt

How Are AI Chatbots Affecting Teen Development?

More Teens Are Getting Vaccines

Grand Canyon's Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems

Double dragons help explain sex determination of reptiles