Science

The first case of the New World screwworm in a U.S. cow in about 60 years has been detected, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed yesterday. It is the first…

Bumblebees may be smarter than we give them credit for, with a new study showing the fuzzy insects have the cognitive plasticity required to overcome novel challenges. Researchers from Finland’s…

Shopping Reviewers are obsessed with these weird and brilliant (yet cheap) finds Written by Debbie Lee We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a…

The oldest-known hominin footprints are in danger of being destroyed by state-backed tourism and other economic activity, a new investigation claims. The Laetoli site contains 3.66-million-year-old fossil footprints made by…

Plans for a Bill Gates-backed and Oak Ridge-based nuclear reactor will be used to build what supporters hope is the first privately led fusion plant in the United Kingdom. Knoxville…

Dementia is a degenerative disease that no known drug can completely stop or reverse, despite decades of tests. Now, a historically vilified psychedelic is emerging as a possible new avenue…

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has published five peer‑reviewed papers that it claims validate the underlying plasma physics for Arc, the company’s proposed commercial fusion power plant. The papers, appearing in…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. As you may recall from one of our recent news roundup episodes, the condition long known as polycystic ovary syndrome,…

WASHINGTON — NASA plans to find a new headquarters building by the end of this year while remaining in the Washington area. As part of a reorganization of the agency…

In a scene that could have easily featured in an episode of the US television sitcom The Big Bang Theory, the late US physicist Richard Feynman once turned a visit…

Sky-high valuations, emerging technologies and eager investors have created a new breed of startups that their financial backers see as central to the next phase of the space economy. A…

Quantic69/Getty Images China’s tokamak reactors, referred to as “artificial suns” for their mimicry of the plasma fusion occurring in the sun’s core,…

At a glance, the 2015 SyFy reboot of 12 Monkeys is a dark, depressing series. In the 2040s, most of the world’s population has been wiped out by a plague,…

With about 6,300 exoplanets discovered so far and more than 10,000 candidates awaiting confirmation, it’s easy to forget the ones that started it all: the very first exoplanets discovered and…

WASHINGTON — As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, the agency is open to doing something similar for the Hubble Space Telescope, provided…

Mark Patterson was living underwater for a week inside the Hydrolab, a white, cylindrical research station at the bottom of the ocean in the eastern Caribbean. It was 1984, and…

The quest for a sustainable energy future hinges on breakthroughs like nuclear fusion, and traders are already placing bets on when this pivotal achievement might occur. According to data from…

Shopping New and notable things that are seriously strange. by Christina Wood Amazon/Inverse We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this…

NASA has successfully completed the primary phase of an experimental communications mission designed to help spacecraft connect through multiple satellite networks. Following the achievement of its core goals, the agency…

People who enjoy a cheeky drink every now and then usually do so knowing that it’s not particularly good for their health. Like with so many vices, moderation seems to…

NASA’s experimental X-59 plane is one step closer to making faster-than-sound flight quiet after the aircraft flew supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a peak speed of…

Designing predictable nuclear fusion reactors requires highly accurate computer models, yet existing simulations often overlook a chaotic variable: spontaneous magnetic fields. A study conducted by researchers at the Princeton Plasma…

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a small, newly developed X-ray telescope could help create a chemical map of the entire lunar surface. Such a…

Somewhat obviously, the 1980s vibes in Masters of the Universe are very, very strong. The film’s color palette recalls the beloved 1983 cartoon series, and the film itself is a…

Prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi have soared in popularity over the past few months. From bets on disease outbreaks to wagers about artificial intelligence, many of their markets…

This Week in Science: Microbes found still alive in an ‘Iceman’ preserved for thousands of years; birds join the sweaty club of animals that masturbate; amputated pieces of a sea…

Friday, June 05, 2026 • 2 min read A conceptual rendering of the core reactor technology utilized by Helion Energy, which forms the architectural basis for the Orion power plant…

There are numerous factors in life that can influence longevity, but we’re not always in control over them. Research suggests, however, that some things that could help us live longer…

Updated June 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM The Trump administration is officially conducting an investigation into the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone, the Wall Street Journal reports. Health experts…