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May 26, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why a ‘heat dome’ over Europe is shattering temperature records right now Western Europe is essentially trapped in the…

Stunning new footage shows a bright-green “fireball” meteor exploding in the skies over an erupting volcano in the Philippines. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock may have struck…

Fusion energy is regarded as a promising future energy source because of its inherently low carbon footprint and high energy conversion efficiency in the global arena1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Tungsten (W) is considered…

Researchers at Texas A&M University say they may have found a way to do just that using a simple nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain. In a…

Paul Satchell/The Nippon Foundation/Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute If you think this picture looks a bit like a feather pen, then you’d be correct. Except it’s not the type that…

May 21, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A new study says you need 10 hours of exercise a week. Can that really be possible? Experts question…

It’s rare for technical papers about climate modeling to kick off a heated public debate, or attract attention from the White House. But that’s what happened recently after an international…

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has successfully completed a close flyby of Mars, using the planet’s gravity to gain speed and redirect its path toward the asteroid Psyche. On May 15, the…

In Devens, Massachusetts, a steel half-ring weighing about 53 U.S. tons has become the latest visible sign that private fusion is moving out of renderings and into heavy assembly. Commonwealth…

You probably don’t think much about the blood running through your veins on a daily basis. Like the neurons firing in your brain, or the constant in-and-out of your breath,…

Vitamin B2 (also known as riboflavin) is crucial in keeping many different processes going in the body. It maintains healthy skin and metabolizes fats – and new research suggests it…

Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified experimental compounds that could help reduce the brain inflammation associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published in the Nature journal npj…

May 21, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Scientists discover why gold doesn’t ‘rust’ Gold doesn’t tarnish like similar metals do. A new paper says that the…

There are more than 800 known species of carnivorous plants. Despite their diverse designs, they all have one thing in common: they are built to trap and kill prey for…

Nestled in the countryside of southern France is a sprawling industrial complex where scientists and engineers from around the world have converged to build the world’s largest-ever fusion reactor: a…

May 21, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm JWST forecasts partly cloudy skies on a distant exoplanet An out-of-this-world weather report from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…

DARPA is at last ready to test fueling up satellites in faraway Earth orbits, to keep those machines working a little bit longer. DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) long-delayed…

The threat of an explosion in a Southern California suburb from an unstable tank of toxic chemical has been eliminated, the Orange County Fire Authority said in a video statement…

Sunscreen can be confounding. Some formulations are thick and chalky, others are clear and “lightweight,” some come as a lotion, others as sprays, sticks and gels. Some are labeled “broad…

There are a surprising number of experiments an amateur nuclear physicist can perform, from making a Geiger counter to fusing hydrogen atoms in a fusor. One project which we haven’t…

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have uncovered new details about how GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as semaglutide affect brain cells, revealing internal signaling processes that scientists…

Big development, everyone: “The prospect of more rocket-belts and more trained operators is already beyond the planning stage.” That exciting announcement comes from Robert D. Roach, Jr., who adds that…

The blockbuster game Minecraft depicts a world created by cubes: everything is made of discrete building blocks. It may therefore seem particularly unsuitable for calculating pi (π), the mathematical constant…

Researchers have developed a method to reduce uncertainty in artificial intelligence (AI) systems by tapping into the power of quantum computers. They say their work represents the first demonstration of…

May 24, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands This teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain…

Our love of sugar once helped our foraging ancestors get more bang for their buck from rare, high-energy foods. Today, it drives us back to the store at 10pm to…

If The Mandalorian was beloved for any reason, it might have been the vibes. The live-action Star Wars series was always, admittedly, light on substance, leaning on the inherent coolness…

The US ITER has completed the final deliveries for the central solenoid magnet at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France. The latest shipments included busbars and leads…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Have your eyes ever felt sore and itchy after spending too much time staring at a screen? You might have…