Scientific American

A ChatGPT AI has proved a conjecture with a method no human had thought of. Experts believe it may have further uses

New research reveals that a rift in Earth’s crust is just a few million years away from splitting the continent of Africa into two—and creating a new ocean

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins

When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” Scientists have isolated this and could use it to better predict earthquake risk

Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can have the same genetic cause, a discovery that won two neurogeneticists a portion of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences