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

The Juno spacecraft has rewritten the story on Jupiter, the solar system’s undis...

Why Hurricanes like Erin Trigger Rip Currents Hundreds ...

From Miami to Maine, the East Coast is under moderate or high rip current risk a...

How Gluten-Free Diets Are Getting Overhyped

Unless you have celiac disease, there are few health benefits to a gluten-free diet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Moon of...

Using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have spotted a moon ne...

U.S. Cuts Antarctica’s Only Research Icebreaker Ship un...

The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer iceb...

Science Crossword: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Play this crossword inspired by the September 2025 issue of Scientific American

How Plastics Went from a Sustainability Solution to an ...

Synthetic polymers were supposed to free us from the limitations of our natural ...

September 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Ye...

Huge fish; spiritualist rebuke

What Happens When an Entire Scientific Field Changes It...

Total reversals in scientific thinking are rare—but earth-shattering

How Scientists Finally Learned That Nerves Regrow—Even ...

Long dismissed as impossible, nerve regrowth is offering new hope for healing in...

We Thought DNA Ran Our Lives until We Discovered RNA Is...

DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives

In the Search for Life beyond Earth, the Only Constant ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has periodically been turned upside down

Public Education Needs Our Support

The U.S. is a global powerhouse. Public education is one of the main reasons why

Poem: ‘Unison Call’

Science in meter and verse

Why Some Smells Are Pleasant and Others Are Off-Putting...

More familiar smells and scents from complex molecules can often be more appealing

Math Puzzle: Dissect the Square

Figure out how to split the square in this math puzzle

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