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Bizarre new material discovered in Hiroshima bombing debris

about 5 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 10 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 9 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 8 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 8 hours ago

Many of these structures date to around C.E. 100–300, during the time...

The ultimate science summer reading list

about 13 hours ago

SciAm books editor Bri Kane shares her favorite science books for every...

Avocado flowers switch sex daily—now we know why

about 13 hours ago

New work explains how avocado trees coordinate a complex reproductive strategy, switching...

Neuroscientists pinpoint how smells bring back childhood memories

about 12 hours 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

about 14 hours 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

1 day 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...