← Back to news

Science

SpaceX lifts off in record Wall Street debut

P

The 24 alien books Scientific American recommends

S

Would you buy milk from a gene‑edited cow? Consumers may be more open than you think

P

Why birds ignore Newton: New theory could sharpen models of flocks, crowds and cells

P

Venus flytrap's snap may come from rapid cell wall softening, not water flow

P

Where Did Earth Get Its Oceans? Maybe It Made Them Itself.

Q

Aliens might exist, but there are three reasons why they're not visiting us

P

Why chickens come in so many colors, and what one gene reveals about evolution

P

What Makes Sloths So Slow?

N

Alaska’s glaciers have a startling response to rising temperatures

DNA tracking links raccoons to riverborne bacteria with possible human spillover

P

What Amazonian photographs reveal when we look again, and together

P

SpaceX’s historic IPO ignites the new space race

S

Swapping steak for salmon could boost health and reduce emissions

P

Slime molds make decisions using internal fluid flows

P

These tiny holes could change how the world cleans water

Can fasting fight gum disease? Scientists find surprising link

Can ancient bacteria help solve one of agriculture's biggest challenges?

P

Ancient DNA study of post-Roman Europeans reveals emergence of complex new society

P

Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day gets one major thing wrong about the search for aliens

S

No, mastic gum won’t reshape your jaw

S

Scientists discover a surprising cancer link to Alzheimer’s disease

Antarctic surface melt could jump tenfold this century as warming spreads south

P

Stanford scientists regrow lost cartilage and reverse arthritis in major breakthrough

Can the cataclysmic explosions of dying stars help unlock grand mysteries of the universe?

P

Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy

N

'Puffy' super-Neptune emerges 383 light-years away with a density of just 0.4 g/cm³

P

Tracking the Antarctic ice most at risk of breakup and melting

P

Why Robots Still Can’t Do Science

N

Giant underground neutrino detector brings scientists closer to cracking the neutrino puzzle

Study offers guidance to schools looking to create outdoor education programs

P

Growing energy efficiency divide making renters sweat

P

Reeling in labor abuse: Building tools to improve accountability in the fishing industry

P

Engineering quantum Hall stripes in 2D materials inside electromagnetic cavities

P

SpaceX IPO valuation depends on Starship and orbital AI data centers

S

Crowdsourcing could discover new meteor showers and more

S

Brain-inspired chip runs near absolute zero and could transform quantum computing

Can black holes send information back in time?

S

Brains update sensory predictions through single timing hub, electric fish study finds

P

Disclosure Day and interspecies communication—alien language isn’t just weird noises

S

The missing notebooks that solved a 55-million-year-old fossil mystery

How to sparkle in conversation with strangers

N

First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping

N

One photon, two reactions—new catalyst converts CO₂ and biowaste simultaneously

P

Combining the general and the specific for urban science and policy

P

Antarctic Peninsula sees record high June temperatures

P

SpaceX IPO set for liftoff in record market debut

P

Science fiction? Musk's lofty SpaceX goals unrealistic, skeptics say

P

A legendary golden fabric lost for 2,000 years has returned

One-way quantum synchronization could make quantum computers more reliable