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SINGAPORE – Singapore is taking steps to enter the fusion energy ecosystem through a partnership between the world’s largest commercial fusion energy firm and local research agency A*STAR. Signed during…

Humans and cattle share a long history. Domesticated from a now-extinct ox species around 10,500 years ago, cows have become a major source of protein, dairy, and leather worldwide. While…

An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has global public health officials scrambling to contain the relevant virus, which the World Health Organization…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is preparing to launch multiple spacecraft to geostationary orbit in 2027 for two separate in-space services demonstrations: one to test satellite refueling and another…

The world’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant is set to begin operations in Germany in the 2040s, according to the German government’s long-term plans. It set this target in…

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease by targeting an enzyme in the brain called IDOL. In laboratory studies,…

May 20, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Screen time limits can protect children’s health, U.S. surgeon general advisory says The Trump administration warned that too much…

Sometimes, viral stories double as portals into subcultures that you’ve never heard of before, but need to know everything about as soon as possible. Remember the chlorine gas attack at…

For hundreds of years, astronomers have studied the night sky in an effort to understand the forces shaping the universe. One of the most important, yet invisible, forces inside the…

May 20, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Ebola vaccines exist, but not for the strain in the current outbreak A decade after Ebola vaccines changed outbreak…

The crescent moon and Venus put on a spectacular show for skywatchers worldwide during a dramatic close approach in the evening sky earlier this week. Read on to see a…

SINGAPORE – In little more than a decade, Asia could have power plants harnessing the same nuclear process that generates energy in the sun and stars – a clean, almost…

As opposing hockey teams hop off the bench to chase the puck at the Colorado Avalanche’s home venue, it’s not just the skill of Avalanche players such as Nathan MacKinnon…

Women not only face higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, but new research suggests they may also be more strongly affected by several common risk factors…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Last August U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who at the time was also the acting administrator of NASA, announced…

May 20, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Did the last common ancestor of humans and apes walk like a gorilla? A new study offers a clue…

The team at the National Ignition Facility discusses the advancements that led them to ignition — and their ideas for what comes next. In December 2022, researchers at the National…

Simple, reliable tests to identify cognitive decline earlier in life and track it over time can make a real difference to treatment and support. New research shows the potential for…

Add Us On Google – Add SciAm The last 12 months in the U.S. were the hottest on record. March was a scorching 9.35 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the 20th-century…

Two large gold deposits discovered in China may hold a collective mass of over 2,000 metric tons (2,200 US tons) of the precious material – the largest ever found within…

For decades, nuclear energy was viewed by many countries as a controversial and declining industry. Major disasters such as Chernobyl disaster and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster triggered public fear, political…

May 19, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Summerlike heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why A Bermuda High parked over the western Atlantic is…

WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Space Development Agency, Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, has been appointed to a dual role overseeing both the agency and a new U.S. Space Force…

An AI-powered monitoring system could save the lives of gray whales that are increasingly taking a deadly detour into California’s heavily trafficked San Francisco Bay. The new technology combines round-the-clock…

Three mathematicians just proved a famous 30-year-old conjecture in geometry, with only a tiny assist from AI. The conjecture says that even within enormous, scattered and chaotic assemblages of points…

nuclear1 ©Shutterstock The company says prototype development, regulatory progress and defense sector interest are supporting its push toward commercial fusion energy deployment. Key Investor Takeaways American Fusion (USOTC:AMFN) released a…

There are a few things that immediately come to mind when one thinks of The Mandalorian: Pedro Pascal’s titular bounty hunter darkening a doorway before all hell breaks loose; dusty,…

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could head into space sooner than expected, with NASA now targeting a launch as early as September 2026. The updated timeline moves the mission…

May 19, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Female beast hunters battled leopards in ancient Rome Mosaic depictions of a weapon-wielding female gladiator are the first physical…