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- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

Dark matter experiment catches quietest neutrino ever measured
The XENONnT experiment, in its hunt for dark matter, has detected the rare, feeble glow of neutrinos smacking into electrons
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

What’s next for NASA’s new Roman Space Telescope?
After a flawless launch, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a mission to solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries
2 DAYS AGO
Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Finds
Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.
A DAY AGO
Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.
Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.
A DAY AGO
Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams
Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN9 HOURS AGO

Growth hormone peptides promise to stall aging—but does the science stack up?
Sermorelin, tesamorelin and other growth hormone peptides are being touted as antiaging elixirs, but what evidence is behind those claims?
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

How much should a dinosaur cost?
Fossils are selling for tens of millions of dollars at auction. But why are the ancient creatures the hot new thing for the ultrarich?
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN10 HOURS AGO

The brain, solved
The human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN10 HOURS AGO

Bonus crossword: Tints of life
Play a bonus science crossword that ties into even more stories from the September 2026 issue of Scientific American.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN8 HOURS AGO

Where is the Roman Telescope in space?
The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is headed toward a Lagrange point, a critical position in outer space where gravitational forces behave in specific ways
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN8 HOURS AGO

Why the Grand Canyon flash flood was so devastating
Experts explain why the monsoon storm turned so deadly
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN12 HOURS AGO

Have we finally found dark matter?
The world's biggest dark matter search saw a particle it cannot explain
5 HOURS AGO
Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87
Her mapping of the ribosome, which led to new designs for antibiotics, faced years of derision, as many scientists saw it as a dead-end effort.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN16 HOURS AGO

Mathematician discovers how to fold the smallest origami doughnut
How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper to make a doughnut? After decades, a mathematician has determined the most efficient technique
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN15 HOURS AGO

Nepal’s deadly debris avalanche is a warning for the rest of the world
Avalanches like the one that devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet are becoming more common thanks to climate change. Here's where else is at risk