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Astronomers at the University of Warwick have confirmed more than 100 exoplanets, including 31 newly identified worlds, using a new artificial intelligence system. The team applied this tool to data…

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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is planning on holding a public information workshop with nationally recognized experts as the state eyes more nuclear development capabilities in the future….

President Donald Trump and his administration downsized US science by historic margins last year as it reduced the workforce at federal research agencies by tens of thousands of people and…

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Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland, a leading research center at University College Cork, have taken a major step toward understanding how coffee benefits the body. For the first time, scientists…

May 3, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week—here’s how to get the best view This annual meteor shower occurs…

NRIC Selects 4 Startups for Its Nuclear Energy Launch Pad ARPA-E & DOE Offer $50 Million to Develop Transuranic Fuels for Advanced Reactors DOE Aims to Remover Roadblocks to Put Nuclear…

Quantum mechanics is famous for its strange and often counterintuitive ideas. At very small scales, particles do not behave like everyday objects. Instead, they can exist in multiple states at…

Yoda is one of Star Wars’ most beloved characters, there’s no doubt about that. So why does this Lego Star Wars Yoda figure look so downright uncanny? And why am…

Male birdwatchers may have an unexpected advantage when sneaking in for a close-up in a city park. Scientists were recently surprised to find that dozens of common birds in Europe…

May 1, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm ‘Spectacular’ Viking coin hoard is likely the largest in history Archaeologists have uncovered around 3,000 silver coins so far—and…

image:  Experiment set-up: A polarized 3He gas jet (coming from the left) is impinged with an intense laser pulse from the PHELIX laser (centre), leading to laser–plasma acceleration. The accelerated…

Dementia is often associated with older people, but it doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. Some risk factors may begin before we’re even born, while others emerge as we progress…

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In late March some of the heaviest users of Anthropic’s Claude large language models began posting screenshots of a strange new scarcity: they were reaching five-hour usage limits in 20…

Scientists have discovered that the brain is more physically linked to the body than previously understood. In findings published April 27 in Nature Neuroscience, researchers used experiments in mice along…

The Hollywood horror boom of the early 1930s gave birth to some of the most beloved and influential films in the genre. While every studio in town tried its hand…

After the encouraging developments from last year and the news from fusion startups receiving funding, a familiar pattern is emerging across energy policy discussions in emerging and developing economies. Nuclear…

Three hearts; blue blood; no skeleton; arms like tongues. These are just some of the alien features of octopuses, squid and cuttlefish — members of the cephalopod family. The outlandish…

Nutritional supplements are exploding in popularity, but some experts remain skeptical of the numerous health claims surrounding these pills and their safety at high dosages. Omega-3 is often taken by…

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a built in process that can remove existing amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease while also helping…

For patients whose skin cancer doesn’t respond to traditional treatments, a new drug called RP1 has been a lifeline—at least for those who can get into a clinical trial. The…

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first time worldwide” that the polarization state of particles is preserved during laser-plasma acceleration. This finding is…

Here at Space.com, we love the night sky, rocket launches and sci-fi just as much as you do. Each month (from here on out) we want to celebrate that love…

Astronomers have finally identified the source of unusual X-rays coming from the bright star gamma-Cas. The culprit is an unseen companion star that is pulling in material from its larger…

May’s full “Flower Moon” has come and gone, dazzling stargazers with a magnificent display of natural light as it cut a lazy arc over the southern horizon, below the stars…

May 1, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm US lawmakers vote to cut science spending—but reject Trump’s sweeping reductions A draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding…

The heads of a dozen fusion and industrial companies have called on the European Commission to develop an EU Fusion Strategy to ensure Europe remains a leader in the commercialisation…