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Private U.S. Lunar Lander Suffers 'Critical' Anomaly after Launch

Tue, 2024-01-09 10:00

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander was meant to be the first commercial spacecraft to operate on the surface of the moon. Instead, it may not reach lunar orbit at all

How Supergenes Shape Evolution

Tue, 2024-01-09 08:00

By locking together traits that work well together, supergenes provide striking evolutionary advantages. But they can also be costly because they make it nearly impossible to purge bad mutations

AI Weather Forecasting Can't Replace Humans--Yet

Tue, 2024-01-09 06:45

GraphCast and other artificial intelligence-based forecasting tools offer a whole new way to predict the weather, but they have limits

Human Remains Are Headed to the Moon, Despite Objections

Fri, 2024-01-05 12:45

The Navajo Nation has called for a delay in launching the commercial lander Peregrine, which is set to carry human remains on a private mission to the moon

Psychology Hacks for Resisting Trash Talk

Fri, 2024-01-05 10:00

A new book explores the science of trash talk—and why some people are more immune to it than others

Sky Spectacles to Watch in 2024

Fri, 2024-01-05 06:45

Here’s a calendar of cosmic events to keep your eyes on in the coming year

This Powerful Psychedelic Could Help Relieve Traumatic Brain Injury

Fri, 2024-01-05 06:00

In combat veterans, a single dose of ibogaine also improved symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety

No, COVID mRNA Vaccines Won't Damage Your DNA

Thu, 2024-01-04 17:25

You have a “better chance of becoming Spider-Man” than being harmed by DNA from COVID vaccines

Adventures of a Bone Hunter

Thu, 2024-01-04 14:00

Annie Montague Alexander went on paleontology expeditions most women could only dream of in the early 1900s

Did Neurons Evolve Twice?

Thu, 2024-01-04 06:45

Tracing the history of the earliest animals offers clues to whether the birth of the neuron was a one-time event

Scientists Finally Invent Heat-Controlling Circuitry That Keeps Electronics Cool

Wed, 2024-01-03 12:00

A new thermal transistor can control heat as precisely as an electrical transistor can control electricity

Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk

Wed, 2024-01-03 08:00

Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms

Stars Don't Slow Down with Age like Astronomers Thought

Wed, 2024-01-03 07:15

Middle-aged stars hit cruise control, stifling their magnetic fields and resisting the slowdown that scientists expected

The Science of 2024's Epic Solar Eclipse, the Last for a Generation

Wed, 2024-01-03 06:45

Unique studies of gravity waves, atmospheric holes and dazzling coronal displays will accompany April’s total solar eclipse across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada

What's Missing from the Emoji Animal Kingdom?

Tue, 2024-01-02 12:00

In the digital age, some scientists argue the emojisphere should better represent Earth’s biosphere—tardigrades, flatworms and all

Ancient Indigenous 'Songlines' Match Long-Sunken Landscape off Australia

Tue, 2024-01-02 06:45

Researchers have found ancient watering holes that were long ago buried by rising seas. The watering holes may be ones referred to in an Indigenous Australian songline

Confronting Illusions Can Help Heal Trauma

Mon, 2024-01-01 09:00

Renowned physician Gabor Maté ruminates on trauma and Jewishness at a time of conflict

India's Aditya-L1 Space Probe Heads for Gravitational 'Island'

Mon, 2024-01-01 06:45

Aditya-L1 will join more than four active spacecraft at the first Lagrange point, a nearly stable region in the gravitational field between Earth and the sun

5 Ways Ozempic and Other New Weight-Loss Drugs Have Changed Health

Fri, 2023-12-29 12:00

Ozempic and similar drugs are ushering in a new era of weight management and obesity treatments, and researchers are racing to understand their impact

Watch the Best Scientific American TikToks of 2023

Fri, 2023-12-29 11:00

Scientific American’s TikTok delivers piping-hot science in bite-sized videos

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