AnimalsJune 21, 2026
Celebrate Father’s Day with seven whimsical and weird animal dads
From tiny hamsters to giant salamanders, here are some of the most unusual examples of fatherhood across the animal kingdom
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Young American ScientistsJune 16, 2026
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GLP-1 DrugsJune 21, 2026
Can GLP-1s boost testosterone levels?
Materials ScienceJune 19, 2026
Scientists pop the cork on the hidden chemistry inside wine bottles
GamesJune 21, 2026
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ParentingJune 21, 2026
How becoming a dad changes men’s brains
ParentingJune 20, 2026
Attachment style may influence how many kids people have
WaterJune 19, 2026
The Reflecting Pool turned green. Killing the algae may not fix it
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Social Sciences
U.S. science is in chaos
Science Education
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Biology
Craig Venter
Space & Physics
My childhood in science
History of Science
When science is under siege, history offers a playbook
Public Health
Atul Gawande
The Young American Scientists
Society & PolicyJune 16, 2026
Dozens of countries are trying to lure U.S. scientists abroad—and it’s working
The SciencesJune 16, 2026
Inside U.S. labs at a moment of fear—and unexpected promise
CultureJune 16, 2026
What people get wrong about scientists
Games
Spellements
Create as many words as you can!
Math Puzzles
Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.
All Games
Science inspired games, puzzles and quizzes
Special Edition
Space Exploration
Why we'll never live in space
Black Holes
The puzzle of the first black holes
Astrophysics
What if we never find dark matter?
Podcasts
NeuroscienceJune 17, 2026
Learning from unexpected results: This neuroscientist is redefining how the brain learns
AstrophysicsJune 15, 2026
How Erini Lambrides went from seeking theater stardom to studying the stars at NASA
LanguageJune 12, 2026
Disclosure Day raises a big question: How do you talk to aliens?
SportsJune 10, 2026
Inside the high-stakes effort to bring natural grass to World Cup stadiums
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EarthJune 18, 2026
Japan’s 2011 earthquake was so powerful that it shifted the entire country’s location
This “extraordinary” event was likely caused by seismic waves bouncing off Earth’s core, researchers found
CellsJune 13, 2026
World-first: therapy to make cells young again given to a person
The first participant has been treated in a landmark clinical trial of cellular reprogramming, which aims to rejuvenate aging cells
WaterJune 19, 2026
The Reflecting Pool turned green. Killing the algae may not fix it
The Trump administration wanted the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be “American flag blue.” A water-treatment expert explains why the pool is still algal green and why the bloom could keep coming back
AstronomyJune 18, 2026
How one new telescope is going to change astronomy forever
Construction of the Deep Synoptic Array is about to start in rural Nevada. It will reveal untold galaxies in stunning detail and help explain how they form and grow
Social SciencesJune 16, 2026
U.S. science is in chaos
How did we get here?
HIVJune 19, 2026
In world first, a man living with HIV received a lung transplant from an HIV-positive donor
This operation opens the door to treating more people living with HIV who have end-stage organ disease