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2 DAYS AGO
Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing
Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

The untold science and drama of Lewis and Clark’s expedition
Historian Craig Fehrman unpacks the science, politics and human stories behind one of America's most famous expeditions
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

How to surf on Saturn’s moon Titan
Lakes of liquid methane on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, could offer exhilarating—and terrifying—opportunities for otherworldly surfing
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

Secret eruption offers tantalizing glimpse of underwater volcanoes
Frothy rock floating on the ocean near Papua New Guinea is the sign scientists needed that, hidden from view, an underwater volcano was erupting
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

Chilean mummies reveal a lost lineage of smallpox
Centuries-old DNA that was found in these mummies belongs to an extinct viral lineage of smallpox that was brought across the Atlantic during European colonization of the Americas
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

How flowers shaped the world as we know it
David Haskell brings readers through millions of years of botanical history for his latest book, How Flowers Made Our World
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

Everyone alive may carry DNA from a ‘ghost lineage’ of human ancestors
Scientists analyzing modern genomes may have found a long-lost branch of the human family tree
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

3 charts show how extreme heat is costing us hours of lost sleep
The U.S. has been pummeled with heat waves this summer. Here's how hot overnight temperatures can get in the way of a good night's rest—in 3 charts
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN17 HOURS AGO

Postpartum psychosis is at the center of the Lindsay Clancy trial. What is it?
A high-profile court case is calling attention to this rare and understudied condition
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN18 HOURS AGO

Eating less protein could help you live longer
While "protein maxxing" is all the rage, reducing your protein intake could add years to your life
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN17 HOURS AGO

AI helped produce two proofs for the same cryptography problem
An M.I.T. Ph.D. student and two University of California system cryptographers used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra in different ways, raising new questions about independent discovery and scientific credit
19 HOURS AGO
Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81
A German scientist, he developed a process for turning corpses into posable figures. His shows drew millions of visitors, and many detractors.