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Bizarre new material discovered in Hiroshima bombing debris
about 17 hours ago
he extreme conditions of atomic bomb explosions create “uncontrolled microexperiments” that, in...
Rescue mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit
about 22 hours ago
A private spacecraft launched to boost the decaying orbit of NASA’s Swift...
Astronomers spot best-yet example of a wandering supermassive black hole
about 21 hours ago
Giant black holes adrift in deep space are normally invisible—unless they’re dining...
A unique cellular trick may explain octopus intelligence
about 20 hours ago
A newly discovered change in ribosomal RNA makes protein production more precise...
Hundreds of ancient, never-before-seen ‘earthworks’ discovered in the Amazon
about 20 hours ago
Many of these structures date to around C.E. 100–300, during the time...
The ultimate science summer reading list
1 day ago
SciAm books editor Bri Kane shares her favorite science books for every...
Avocado flowers switch sex daily—now we know why
1 day ago
New work explains how avocado trees coordinate a complex reproductive strategy, switching...
Neuroscientists pinpoint how smells bring back childhood memories
1 day ago
Smell can bring back vivid childhood memories—the so-called “Proust’s madeleine” phenomenon—and neuroscientists...
Math’s acclaimed ‘einstein tile’ finds a new home among physicists
1 day ago
Discovered by an amateur mathematician in 2022, this strange construct can tile...
Why Einstein's theories of relativity make time travel possible
1 day ago
Physicists, mathematicians and philosophers have been exploring the possibility of going forward...
How mental exhaustion changes the choices you make
2 days ago
Neuroscientists show how the brain weighs effort against reward when we're mentally...
What caused the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Japan?
2 days ago
The quake, which has caused damage to several roads and buildings, occurred...