Scientific American

New guidelines say testing sperm for DNA damage could help explain recurrent pregnancy losses

This seismic event is of a similar magnitude to the pair of earthquakes that hit Venezuela in June

OpenAI released 10 AI-generated results over the weekend. Some mathematicians are unhappy with their approach

Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new mRNA flu vaccine is approved by the FDA

A solution to part of the Cohen-Lenstra conjecture helps resolve a long-standing mystery about quadratic forms

This summer has been marked by multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness, with thousands of infections and two deaths arising from cyclosporiasis and hundreds of cases of Salmonella infections

The backlash raises a bigger question for science communicators: Where should AI fit into their work?

Doctors used to warn coffee drinkers. Now research reassures them

Psychedelic-assisted therapy could open a new path for treating cocaine use disorder, which has no approved medications yet

This new cache of material includes footage of a U.S. military plane’s infrared display recorded during an exercise over the Gulf of Oman in 2021

The Cambrian explosion is a critical moment for life on Earth—and it may have been all about poop

A puzzle about dots on a page led to one of the most profound areas of modern math

The last common ancestor of all living things may not have been alive at all

A genetic study shows how smell capabilities were maintained in a hunter-gatherer population

July also saw its second-highest air temperatures on record this year

A fundamental law of human language has now been found in both songbirds and whales

As psychedelic therapies expand, new clinics treat uncommon long-term harms

After 49 years in space, NASA’s Voyagers are running low on power—but an audacious move should extend the tenures of the two spacecraft

One in six people are thought to experience loneliness, and that can have a serious knock-on effect on their mental and physical health

Research is outpacing regulation to govern artificial-intelligence-designed biology

This technique could lead to new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bugs, but some scientists say the technology could be misused

This behaviour may shed light on one of the defining features of our own species: our extraordinary relationships with other animals

Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th century wars, and the continent’s wildfires are now big enough, hot enough and last long enough to reach them

This flu shot, mFlusiva, was shown in a clinical trial to be up to 27 percent more effective than a standard flu jab

If humans are to spend more time in space, scientists need to understand how life in microgravity affects eating and drinking

Dry conditions and climate change are putting forests across the country at risk for disaster

One in 7,000 people carry this gene mutation

The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is

This artificial intelligence system largely accomplished the task it was built to solve, and researchers outside DeepMind have already been carrying its work forward

Charles Darwin predicted in 1875 that some members of the Saxifraga genus could be carnivorous—now scientists have finally proven him right

Folding a piece of paper makes it thicker. How many folds would it take to reach the moon—and beyond?

While “protein maxxing” is all the rage, reducing your protein intake could add years to your life

A rare fossil find shows a tooth embedded an ichthyosaur’s vertebra, where it was likely left when a giant pliosaurid chomped down on this dolphin-resembling reptile

A proof-of-principle experiment used concentrated sunlight to produce entangled photons

Here’s everything you need to know about this eclipse, from the weather to the best viewing locations

Some female daddy longlegs will perform fellatio, perhaps to avoid potential violence from males, while males of another species entice females with a secretion on their penises

A million-dollar math mystery may someday be resolved in a physics lab. A new study brings this vision one step closer.

It may be time to rethink our relationship with the sweet stuff

Fauci previously served as the chief medical officer to President Joe Biden and led the U.S. COVID pandemic response effort during the first Trump administration