Scientific American

Trauma can distort how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain

A strengthening El Niño may surpass any seen since the 19th century and will usher in another record hot year or two

After a spike in infections in July, this explosive-diarrhea-causing outbreak may be coming to an end

A groundbreaking study hints at a hazy boundary between “life” and “non-life,” as well as two distinct origins of biology on Earth

Psychedelics can create a new “hidden order” in brain activity that could explain how these drugs alter our sense of self

Snapped on August 23, 1966, by the uncrewed Lunar Orbiter 1, the photo’s legacy lives on in the breathtaking images of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew

Could this secret cellular weapon be the key to longevity?

Neuroscience is revealing how our brains are wired for narrative

Twisters don’t touch down in New York City often, but they can when the conditions are just right

An investigation into the incomprehensibly, unfathomably large amount of money the U.S. owes

For decades, an influential theory blamed the Rapanui for their own downfall—a story made famous by Jared Diamond’s book Collapse. New evidence tells a different tale

The mosquito-borne illness has sickened hundreds of people this year

Researchers are exploring whether magic mushrooms could offer a new treatment for anorexia

Claiming an exoplanet to be “Earth-like” is a trend that needs to bite the dust

A new study finds that China’s solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity

Two American companies are pursuing rival manufacturing strategies for these long-promised cells in an industry China dominates

Growing crystals “like alchemy,” researchers plotted out the ideal site within the lattice to build a nuclear clock

The area of Europe affected by wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds

Here are four reasons solar energy has seen a meteoric rise in recent years

Without drastic interventions, data centers in space could disrupt scientific observations and fragile ecosystems by adding almost innumerable new “stars” to the heavens above

The country’s latest mission, Chang’e 7, will be the first ever to land directly at the moon’s south pole. Whatever it finds there could radically reshape a new space race

Cryptographers use points along a curve to build tough codes

The space agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which studied cataclysmic cosmic explosions, is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year

The combined drug works by nudging the body’s own immune system to make proteins that attack and destroy melanoma cells

Music and math often come together in ways we don’t expect

Betelgeuse, the sky’s most famous red supergiant, is well studied but poorly understood

Researchers have nailed down an elusive quantity called baryon number, which may be responsible for the cosmic mismatch between matter and antimatter

Testosterone is a longtime favorite of the bodybuilding crowd, but now the hormone is being touted for perimenopause, “looks maxxing,” and more

A new study shows that each neuron can do multiple computations at once thanks to hundreds of sprawling branches

Researchers are finally learning the mechanism behind one of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S., primarily used to treat or prevent type 2 diabetes

Beijing’s success shows how close China is to the U.S. in the new space race