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The original Devil May Cry, when it arrived on the still-fresh PS2, had undergone a massive transformation from its original conception as a potential Resident Evil 4. Inspired by the…

In the years after the Brexit referendum, some of the most consequential conversations in European boardrooms sounded less like strategy meetings and were more like therapy sessions to…

An ancient Chinese exercise practice that combines slow movements, controlled breathing, and meditation may help lower blood pressure as effectively as brisk walking, according to a large randomized clinical trial…

Hundreds of millions of years ago, our world looked very different from the way it does today. The continents were joined together in a supercontinent called Pangea, which broke apart…

May 11, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Tanking is ruining NBA basketball. Can math save it? Several teams appeared to spend the second half of the…

The Moon is constantly accosted by impacts from the Universe at large. Later this year, our closest neighbor in space is predicted to be hit at seven times the speed…

Light is one of the most studied phenomena in physics — and yet it still surprises. At the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, researchers running mathematical calculations on individual photons have…

A newly released series of images captures an unusual moment for NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars after a rock became stuck to the drill at the end of the rover’s…

May 11, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Sucker fish are hiding in manta rays’ ‘butthole,’ new study reveals The practice of “cloacal diving” could help remoras…

May 11, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Strange crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test The Trinity bomb test left behind a unique…

When generative AI systems give incorrect answers, people often describe the problem as AI “hallucinating at us,” meaning the technology produces false information that users may mistakenly believe. But new…

Following the announcement at our recent NIA fusion group, we’re delighted to be able to share details of the Fusion Industry Association (FIA) UK Fusion Forum, taking place on Tuesday,…

Not everyone looks at the moon and sees the same thing. That’s especially true for the four astronauts who flew NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the lunar far side in…

May 11, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm See the National Park Service’s newest canine rangers Sled dogs have worked alongside humans for thousands of years. In…

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close encounter with Mars that will help send it deeper into the solar system on its way to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. On…

Sound waves already used in medical scans may have a surprising new target: viruses. In lab experiments, scientists have demonstrated how ultrasound blasts can break down influenza A (H1N1) and…

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some science news you may have missed….

Michelle Spear, University of Bristol, The ConversationI wouldn’t say that I’m afraid of heights. I can stand on a cliff path or look out from a tall building without the…

According to Fórum Magazine, the ITER reactor has received the final components of the largest magnet ever built to confine plasma ten times hotter than the center of the Sun,…

This glittering spaceship Earth and the Solar System it inhabits are not fixed in space, but whirl, slowly and grandly, as part of the galactic-scale waltz around the heart of…

Oh geez, this again? Last week NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman appeared before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to answer questions about the space agency. When Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas…

Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones reveals the key role microbes play in intestinal stem cell function, recent research shows. After receiving a fecal microbiota…

FORT COLLINS — A $160 million laser research facility being built at Colorado State University will position the university at the center of a growing push to develop fusion energy…

May 10, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The mangled remains of probes sent to Venus may still be there Scientists long assumed Venus’s harsh environment would…

Shopping Revamp your space without blowing your budget. by Jill Layton We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. You…

Is testosterone the next miracle drug? That seemed to be the consensus of an expert panel convened by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December. It argued for…

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory are currently expanding a new artificial intelligence tool to improve predictions regarding how materials behave during the operation of fusion energy systems. This expansion involves…

WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the asteroid Apophis during its close flyby of…

Many of us owe our moms our very survival into adulthood. It’s a harrowing job, making sure children don’t find their way into sticky situations. But the protective umbrella of…