Beulah Louise Henry was a prolific inventor who, by the time of her death in 1973, had secured 49 patents...
The return of low-rise jeans, baby tees, and velour tracksuits isn’t just nostalgia; it’s a predictable outcome of a 20-year...
Initial assessments following the Apollo missions suggested the Moon was entirely devoid of water. However, decades of subsequent research revealed...
A new drug, retatrutide, developed by Eli Lilly, has demonstrated significant results in clinical trials for both type 2 diabetes...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has made a groundbreaking discovery at Jezero Crater: evidence of river systems predating previously known waterways by...
A hiker’s keen eye led to the discovery of a remarkable artifact in the hills of Mallorca, Spain: a 3,000-year-old...
For over three decades, a dedicated team of volunteers in Staffordshire, England, has been meticulously restoring the Claymills Pumping Station...
Physicists have confirmed the existence of a new subatomic particle, a type of baryon containing two “charm” quarks alongside a...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 14% of adults in the U.S., yet up to 90% remain undiagnosed. This lack...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rapidly becoming a major global health threat, with a distressing increase in cases and deaths...
Readers of Scientific American have responded with urgency and insight to recent articles covering maternal mental health, the plastics crisis,...
For scientists studying the brain, laughter isn’t just a sign of amusement—it’s data. Researchers are using robots like “Hektor” to...
A long-term study spanning decades reveals a startling truth about Maryland’s blue crab population: cannibalism is the primary driver of juvenile crab mortality. Researchers...
The United States is experiencing a rare convergence of extreme weather events this week: devastating floods in Hawaii, blizzards in the Midwest, a tornado...
