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The new species, Colobus congoensis, may already be endangered

Indonesia is building a new capital city in the heart of Borneo to replace sinking Jakarta. As construction transforms one of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests, scientists and their Indigenous collaborators are racing to record the sounds of the forest—and preserve generations of ecological knowledge before it’s lost.

Andrew Scott plays World War II meteorologist James Stagg in a new film Pressure, which explores the crucial role weather forecasting played in D-Day

This next-generation plane is made to go faster than sound without producing a full sonic boom

Project Hail Mary directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord talk about astrobiology, optimistic science fiction, heist films and handsome scientists

Your kidneys silently filter 150 quarts of blood every single day — but what happens when they stop working?

Ryan Gosling plays a science teacher turned (reluctant) astronaut in the upcoming film adaptation of Project Hail Mary, a science fiction novel by author Andy Weir

What happens when your body suddenly stops making the one hormone that keeps your blood sugar in check?

Happy holidays from all of us at Scientific American

As endangered southern resident killer whales fight for survival, federal funding cuts threaten the scientists working to save them.

Scientists have successfully transplanted gene-edited insulin-producing cells into a man with type 1 diabetes—allowing him to make some of his own insulin without immunosuppressants.

Researchers have discovered that cooling starchy foods—from pizza to rice—creates “resistant starch,” a carb that behaves like fiber and alters your blood sugar response