Scientific American

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible

When asteroids slam into Earth, they can create hydrothermal vent systems

Weight lifting and other forms of resistance training can increase bone density, lower diabetes risk and boost mental health

A new wave of research links GLP-1 drugs to reduced cancer spread and better survival, and the mechanism may go beyond just weight loss

Dermatologists and skincare aficionados are excited for the U.S. to finally get a new, more protective sunscreen filter after more than 20 years of regulatory roadblocks. Here’s how bemotrizinol works

This earthquake may be among the biggest in the Gulf of Mexico’s history

Angine de Poitrine don't abide by the usual rules of Western music, using their own custom-built guitar to strike notes that shouldn't exist

Start your morning with today’s Spellements. Create as many words as you can from our daily selection of letters—including one tied to recent science news. Play now.

An experiment with 2,520 participants backs Richard Feynman’s answer to every diner’s dilemma: Do I want to try something new?

NASA’s Artemis III crew includes three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut

As millions of soccer fans pack FIFA World Cup venues, public health scientists created a wastewater monitoring network to forecast potential disease threats—from measles to Ebola

On Sunday Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the cooling inner garment that NASA’s Artemis astronauts will wear under their space suits on the moon

Culture is humanity’s secret for world domination. This calculation shows just how powerful it is

How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it

A mere 12 percent of Americans say they trust the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations “a great deal”

This experimental plane, which reached supersonic speeds yesterday, is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating bothersome sonic booms

An idea from topology explains why you can never get rid of your cowlicks—and, oddly enough, it’s critical in nuclear fusion

To run errands across apps, Apple’s upgraded assistant needs deep access to personal data that the company has walled off for years

The maker of Claude wants AI labs, including itself, to prepare for a coordinated slowdown if models begin building their own successors

Hints of high-pressure chemistry within a rare meteorite suggest this fallen space rock comes from a planet gone wrong in the solar system’s early history

These eye-catching insects offer a prime opportunity for scientists to dig deep into invasion ecology and evolutionary biology

The company says Mythos is too dangerous to release publicly. Cybersecurity experts agree the model's capabilities matter, but not all of them are buying the most alarming claims

The best blood test for herpes is only available at a single lab. What would it take for that to change?

This marks the first case of the New World screwworm in U.S. livestock since the parasite was eliminated in the country in the 1960s

Smog from wildfires is getting worse across much of the U.S., according to a NASA-funded study

MAVEN was the first successful mission designed to study the atmosphere of Mars. It also became a vital node of NASA’s communications network at the Red Planet

World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot

The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference

A group of researchers have proposed rules to prevent artificial intelligence from overpowering humans in math

Microsoft’s announcement of a new quantum computing breakthrough with its Majorana 2 chip continues a trend of bold claims followed by scant evidence