WeatherAugust 6, 2026
Urban landscapes can boost storms—or break them up
New work shows how different storm types are shifted by cities’ microclimates
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AstronomyAugust 6, 2026
A complete guide to the 2026 total solar eclipse
Here’s everything you need to know about this eclipse, from the weather to the best viewing locations
FoodAugust 6, 2026
How much of our existence do we owe to sugar?
It may be time to rethink our relationship with the sweet stuff
Public HealthAugust 5, 2026
Trump CDC pick Erica Schwartz confirmed to lead nation’s top public health agency
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t had a full-time leader in almost a year
EngineeringAugust 5, 2026
Elon Musk reveals SpaceX plans to build satellite factories on the moon
Musk outlined his vision to investors after SpaceX posted a $542-million loss from its space launch sector in its first quarter as a public company
Evolutionary BiologyAugust 5, 2026
Neanderthal genes may give modern humans’ muscles a boost
Most of the world’s population carries at least a little Neanderthal DNA
GeneticsAugust 5, 2026
Scientists discover a ‘skinny gene’ mutation that acts like Ozempic
One in 7,000 people carry this gene mutation
AstrophysicsAugust 5, 2026
Spectacular images reveal never-before-seen whirlpools on the sun
Strange whirlpools of plasma seen in the sharpest images ever captured of our star help explain the deep origins of Earth-threatening space weather and more
EcologyAugust 5, 2026
How living near mountain lions might actually make you safer
Mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas) make roads safer by scaring deer and elk that can cause collisions with cars into more remote areas
MathematicsAugust 5, 2026
Mathematicians make a breakthrough on Gauss’s riddle, unsolved for 200 years
A solution to part of the Cohen-Lenstra conjecture helps resolve a long-standing mystery about quadratic forms
PsychedelicsAugust 5, 2026
Could psilocybin be the key to treating anorexia?
An active ingredient in magic mushrooms, psilocybin has shown early promise for treating eating disorders
TechnologyAugust 5, 2026
YouTube inventor Simone Giertz turned robot comedy into a science career. Here’s how
The Swedish engineer influencer has spent over a decade on YouTube growing a loyal audience of over 2.5 million followers, but for her, the journey was all about living a less typical life in science.