
You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making Memories
Brain scans capture memory formation in babies, raising new questions about why people forget their earliest years
You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making Memories
Brain scans capture memory formation in babies, raising new questions about why people forget their earliest years
‘Arsenic Life’ Microbe Study Retracted after 15 Years of Controversy
The Biggest Trial Yet Confirms Four-Day Workweek Makes Employees Happier
The U.S. Just Axed Its Boldest Cosmology Experiment in Generations
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The Impossible Problems Hidden in a Simple Game of Tetris
Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient Arthropods
Organs Age in Waves Accelerating at 50 Years Old
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The Secret to the Strongest Force in the Universe
Why Aren’t We Made of Antimatter?
What It’s Like to Live and Work on the Greenland Ice Sheet
Bring These Scientific American–Recommended Books to the Beach This Summer
Were the Wright Brothers First in Flight? Inside a 1925 Dispute
The Surprising Science of Dungeons and Dragons
When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant, Will Any Planet Be Safe?
The future is bright—too bright—for life as we know it once the sun transforms into a red giant star
First Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill Shown Safe in Early Human Trial
A hormone-free pill, called YCT-529, that temporarily stops sperm production by blocking a vitamin A metabolite has just concluded its first safety trial in humans, getting a step closer to increasing male contraceptive options
The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer Ball
Here’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game
Why I’m Suing OpenAI, the Creator of ChatGPT
My lawsuit in Hawaii lays out the safety issues in OpenAI’s products and how they could irreparably harm both Hawaii and the rest of the U.S.
Scorching Heat Dome Grips Eastern U.S., with No Relief in Sight
Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come
Where Did Bird Flu Go?
Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts warn that it hasn’t disappeared