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Has NASA already found life on Mars?

about 3 hours ago

In searches for past and present Martian life, some scientists say we’ve...

The best science books to read this summer, according to Scientific American editors

about 11 hours ago

From ecohorror to science-inspired poetry, discover the books Scientific American staffers are...

Can bees sense magnetic fields?

about 10 hours ago

Magnetoreception is one of the most controversial animal senses. And several bee...

550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse

1 day ago

Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from...

The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them

2 days ago

When the roads get crowded, many drivers start changing lanes. Mathematics suggests...

SpaceX launches Starship on successful test flight

3 days ago

Starship demonstrated key abilities on its path to becoming a fully reusable...

When will the cyclosporiasis outbreaks end?

3 days ago

Thousands of people have gotten sick from cyclospora. Experts can’t agree whether...

NHTSA considers new car door safety rules after fatal Tesla crashes

3 days ago

After fatal crashes in which occupants or rescuers could not open Tesla...

Fungus made fashion—researchers turn living organisms into textiles

3 days ago

Biodegradable textile is alive and can host engineered microbes that can change...

Europe's heat waves are killing thousands—and wringing its soils dry

3 days ago

The European continent is facing a dual reckoning this summer—extreme heat is...

How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery

3 days ago

Joan Birman popularized the Burau representation problem decades ago. Now she and...

How lost shipping containers helped map the world’s ocean currents

4 days ago

Thousands of shipping containers vanish every year—what becomes of them?