More and better data are required to solve the mystery of strange apparitions in the air, the sea and space, according to NASA’s Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study team...
Hyperintelligent octopuses just got weirder, when scientists found they can recode their brains when temperatures change
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For lung cancer patients who have a specific genetic mutation, taking a pill called osimertinib after surgery greatly reduced the risk of lung cancer recurrence
Researchers have gained a new view of the journey ahead for the twin Voyager spacecraft and other probes bound on one-way trips into interstellar space
The ability to conjure up possible futures or alternative realities is the flip side of memory. Both faculties cohabit in the brain region called the hippocampus
As giant plumes from fires in Canada billow over the U.S., experts explain what smoke does to your health—and how to protect yourself
Wildfire smoke from Canada is causing poor air quality along the East Coast. Here’s what those air quality alerts mean
Smoke from record-setting wildfires in Canada has blanketed parts of the eastern U.S., but shifting summer weather patterns should bring relief
Scientific American will be rounding up some of the most striking images and notable updates about the smoke blanketing the Northeast from wildfires raging across Canada
Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps?
Neutrinos are bizarre and ubiquitous and may just break the rules of physics
Perfectly wrapping spherical objects together seems trivial, but it’s a task that has stumped mathematicians for centuries
The combination of a massive seaweed bloom, plastic in the ocean and climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous infections
Researchers hope their work on racial health disparities will be a “call to action”
Scientists are using satellite observations of a massive volcanic eruption’s impact to better understand Earth’s atmosphere
Extraordinary claims about the small-brained human relative Homo naledi challenge prevailing view of cognitive evolution
In an interview with Scientific American, author Melissa Sevigny discusses her book Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon...
Examining dream content can assist in the diagnosis of psychiatric and neurological illnesses. What does fighting off a lion mean?
A state of torpor might rescue oxygen-starved brain cells or aid extended human space missions
