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Women and men are almost equally as likely to be diagnosed as autistic by adulthood, new study finds

Boys are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic as children—but by adulthood, that trend changes, according to a new study in Sweden

NASA’s next space suit for Artemis has out-of-this-world mobility

Astronauts are flying to the moon for the first time since 1972, and scientists are preparing specialized space suits for the next milestone—landing there

These two habits are linked to more than a third of all cancer cases

More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, a massive study finds

The AI data center boom could cause a Nintendo Switch 2 memory shortage

Data centers are eating up computing resources and pushing chipmakers toward AI-grade memory, tightening supply for Nintendo and other hardware makers

‘X-ray dot’ discovery fuels JWST ‘black hole star’ debate

Researchers have found what might be a little red dot transitioning into its final state, where x-rays burst through its gas cocoon. Others argue the object is nothing special

Menstrual blood can detect HPV, hinting at broader uses

A new study shows that blood collected on a sanitary pad can be used for cervical cancer screening, opening the door to new diagnostics

Katharine Burr Blodgett’s brilliant career began at the ‘House of Magic’

When a young Katharine Burr Blodgett joined future Nobel Prize winner Irving Langmuir at the General Electric Company's industrial research laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y, it was the start of her brilliant career

Where did Luna 9 land on the moon?

Scientists have spent decades searching for the final resting place of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. Now they're on the cusp of finding it

South Carolina measles outbreak is triggering dangerous brain swelling in some children

The South Carolina measles outbreak has triggered rare but serious brain swelling in some children

Epstein files show a complicated relationship with science and journalism

Jeffrey Epstein aggressively sought access to publishers, mentions of Scientific American and other media in Department of Justice files show

Kanzi the famous bonobo may have understood ‘pretend’ objects

This famous ape may have understood pretend actions—suggesting he had the capacity to imagine