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The U.S. has weapons in space

A high-ranking official announced yesterday that the U.S. military has deployed ...

Do universal free lunch programs affect students' acade...

Experts say free lunch for every child improves academic performance. Whether it...

October 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 year...

Smallpox eradication; skyscraper excavations; research on the racetrack

What if ‘consciousness’ isn’t real?

Our understanding of consciousness could be fundamentally wrong

Meet Swiftiephylus, an Australian bug named after Taylo...

Four newly described species of Australian plant bug have been named in honor of...

Science crossword: Broken thoughts

Play this crossword inspired by the October 2026 issue of Scientific American

The Pentagon tests lasers and microwaves against drone ...

After decades of hype, directed-energy weapons may offer the U.S. military a che...

How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient t...

And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

The questions science may never answer

Will some of the biggest mysteries in science remain forever unsolved?

Poem: ‘The Golden Record’

Science in meter and verse

Will we ever know how life began?

Scientists disagree on how biology got started and on whether we can ever know f...

Why we love unexplainable mysteries

The biggest questions in science inspire us even when we lack answers

Google DeepMind wants Gemini to power many different ro...

The company’s push into physical AI is putting Gemini inside humanoids—and testi...

See how gravitational waves warp time and space

The latest gravitational-wave discoveries include record-breaking cataclysms

Math Puzzle: A puzzling picture

Hang a painting poorly in this math puzzle

Trump repeals emissions regulations of fossil-fuel powe...

The reversal of a Biden-era cap on emissions from the plants could have devastat...

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