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Glow-in-the-Dark Succulents Created by Scientists Shine in Multiple Colors

Houseplants become rechargeable night-lights after injection with tiny phosphor particles

Who Is Eligible for the COVID Vaccine in 2025, and How to Get It

Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here's what we know so far

Deep-Sea Worm Produces Orpiment, a Toxic Yellow Pigment Used in Historical Art

A deep-sea worm that lives in hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to create orpiment, a toxic, arsenic-containing mineral that was used by artists for centuries

Type 1 Diabetes Patient’s Insulin Production Restored with New Cell Transplant Therapy

Scientists treated a person's type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells that evaded immune system attacks. This is the first therapy for the condition that does not require immunosuppressant drugs

Bottom Trawling Could Unleash Carbon Dioxide, Worsening Global Warming

Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that is notoriously destructive to seafloor ecosystems. Now there's growing evidence that it might unleash planet-warming carbon

20 Years After Hurricane Katrina, How Safe Is New Orleans From Another Catastrophic Flood?

Scientists and engineers have been implementing steps to better protect New Orleans, but recent government actions are undermining the work, raising alarm

Subliminal Learning Lets Student AI Models Learn Unexpected (and Sometimes Misaligned) Traits from Their Teachers

AI can transfer strange qualities through seemingly unrelated training—from a love of owls to something more dangerous

How to See Faster-Than-Light Motion

Superluminal velocities are common but illusory

What 100 Years of Quantum Physics Has Taught Us about Reality—And Ourselves

A survey of Scientific American's century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics

CDC Leadership Chaos Could Disrupt Pandemic Preparedness, National Biosecurity

Public health experts warn that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's leadership crisis—sparked by the White House's efforts to oust CDC director Susan Monarez—could jeopardize national biosecurity, pandemic preparedness and disease outbreak surveillance