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Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident—he’s lucky to be alive

Atmospheric scientist Perry Samson was doing fieldwork when he was unexpectedly caught inside a tornado—making him one of the few such people who have lived to tell the tale

Static electricity has baffled scientists for centuries. Can new research solve the puzzle?

This familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly behaviors

NASA astronauts are counting down to the Artemis II moon launch

NASA is targeting April 1 to launch a crew of four astronauts on a journey around the moon that will set the tone for the agency's lunar exploration ambitions

These snakes steal poison from their prey—here's how they know they have enough

Snakes that gain poisons from eating toads seem to know when they're toxic by keeping track of what they last ate

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission, Iran war’s carbon emissions surge and Pfizer’s promising Lyme vaccine trial

NASA's nuclear Mars mission, the Iran war's carbon fallout, the looming climate cost of rebuilding and a hopeful new Lyme vaccine

New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant is spreading in the U.S.—here’s what to know

Infections of the BA.3.2 variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus are still at very low levels, but experts are concerned it may be resistant to immunity from vaccines or prior infection

Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron explains why bees are his latest fixation

James Cameron tells Scientific American how his latest documentary Secrets of the Bees reveals an intimate view of the inside of a beehive

NASA starts countdown clock to historic Artemis II moon mission launch

The space agency is targeting Wednesday, April 1 to launch a crew of four astronauts on a potentially record-breaking journey around the moon and back