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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?