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Deep-Sea Worm Produces Orpiment, a Toxic Yellow Pigment...

A deep-sea worm that lives in hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to cr...

Type 1 Diabetes Patient’s Insulin Production Restored w...

Scientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-...

Who Is Eligible for the COVID Vaccine in 2025, and How ...

Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here’s what we...

Glow-in-the-Dark Succulents Created by Scientists Shine...

Houseplants become rechargeable night-lights after injection with tiny phosphor ...

See the First Complete Map of a Mammal’s Peripheral Ner...

This new “connectome” could bring researchers one step closer to understanding h...

Global Birth Rates Are Falling, but the Answer Isn’t to...

Steep population declines in most countries are expected to have negative effect...

Deep-Sea Nodules May Produce Oxygen—Raising Concerns ov...

Deep-sea rocks packed with valuable metals may also be making oxygen in the deep...

SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Spacecraft After ...

Overcoming three recent failed tries, Elon Musk’s rocket company successfully fl...

Repeated Heat Waves Can Age You as Much as Smoking or D...

A new long-term study suggests that the more heat waves people are exposed to, t...

How Many Planets Orbit Our Nearest Neighboring Star?

Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for findin...

Microplastics Could Be Creating Dangerous Antibiotic-Re...

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere—and now growing research suggests they co...

RFK, Jr., Demanded Study on Vaccines and Aluminum Be Re...

In a rare move for a U.S. public official, Secretary of Health and Human Service...

Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected In U.S.

This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger than to you

The Way People Search the Internet Can Fuel Echo Chambers

Users’ Internet search questions can strengthen echo chambers, even on factual t...

180 Years of Scientific American Means 180-Degree Turns...

In honor of SciAm’s 180th birthday, we’re spotlighting the biggest “wait, what?”...

How AI Chatbots May Be Fueling Psychotic Episodes

A new wave of delusional thinking fueled by artificial intelligence has research...

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