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Underwater data centers may be coming to the U.S.—smack in the middle of endangered whale habitat

Ocean water could help dissipate the heat from data centers, but the infrastructure could threaten endangered whales

Skeleton of Nanotyrannus ‘Jodi,’ T. Rex’s Cousin, Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million

SOPAN DEB

The Nanotyrannus specimen is the latest dinosaur fossil to fetch a high price at a private auction, this time at Sotheby’s.

Sleep and depression may be more intertwined than we thought

Depression tied to the body's sleep cycle could be less responsive to antidepressants and cause more severe symptoms

Dueling proofs from OpenAI and Anthropic astound scientists

The results resolve major problems in math, physics and computer science. But like other recent AI-generated "slop drops," the releases are already controversial

It’s Docktober. Do You Know Where the Sea Slugs Are?

CHONA KASINGER AND ALAN BURDICK

Where there are floating docks, there are often communities of colorful marine organisms just below — and a community of curious people just above.

How a 16th century pirate accidentally spawned a centuries-old math problem

A question posed by Sir Walter Raleigh about cannonballs inadvertently led to a puzzle that mathematicians have been trying to solve for centuries

OpenAI just scooped human researchers on a million-dollar quantum math problem

Another bombshell result shows how artificial intelligence is fueling fierce competition at the frontiers of math and physics

CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford resigns after just four months in the role

Jennifer Shuford, a well-respected infectious disease researcher, cited a desire to spend more time with her family

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have just discovered our solar system’s sixth dwarf planet

Located farther away from Earth than Pluto, the object was hidden in the light of the Milky Way's stars

Neutrinos Are Everywhere. A Physicist Explains.

STEVEN KURUTZ

Dr. Francis Halzen, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, sheds some light on the mysterious, subatomic particles that whiz through us everyday.

Shiny Glass Skyscrapers Are a Hot Thing. Literally.

CHICO HARLAN, ZUNAIRA SAIEED AND MIRA ROJANASAKUL

They’re transforming cities with million-dollar views and a message of modernity. But climate change makes cooling them tricky and costly.

Animal-borne Shamonda virus infects and kills a human for the first time

The potential for a wider outbreak is low, but experts are still investigating how the disease-causing virus leaped from animals to humans in the first place

Why science is on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections

From Medicare for All to research grants, science-driven issues are playing a role in the midterm elections

7 spooky bat facts—right in time for Halloween

Bats deserve a little more love

Sci-fi horror collides with small-town politics in John Scalzi’s Monsters of Ohio

Scientific American talks to author John Scalzi about his tentacle-filled 20th novel, its balance of hope and cynicism—and the possibility of a Chappell Roan crossover