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- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

Is Earth the only planet with total solar eclipses?
Other planets have moons, too. Do they get eclipses like we do?
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point
Efforts to revive the thylacine and woolly mammoth are forcing conservationists to face a long-overdue debate over what kind of natural world we want to build
A DAY AGO
Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch
In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations.
2 DAYS AGO
New York Sues Companies Over ‘Forever Chemicals’
The lawsuit claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, contaminated the environment and engaged in fraud by withholding information from the public about the harms of the chemicals, known as PFAS.
A DAY AGO
Chernobyl’s Wildlife Cameras Reveal How War Affects Wild Animals
A rare camera-trap study logged the effects of armed conflict on wild animals in real time.
21 HOURS AGO
She Studied Ways to Make People Smarter. Then Her Grant Was Cut.
Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN19 HOURS AGO

How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?
A proposed rule change could expose more Americans to higher doses of radiation from nuclear facilities
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN19 HOURS AGO

Odds of a Super El Niño are rising, and that could have deadly consequences
This climate system is tied to more powerful typhoons, as well as famine and wildfires
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN18 HOURS AGO

China’s Long March 10B rocket successfully launches—and lands—in a global spaceflight milestone
The inaugural launch and first-stage booster recovery of China's Long March 10B rocket intensifies the nation's spaceflight rivalry with the U.S.
20 HOURS AGO
U.S. Department of Energy Underestimated Potential Los Alamos Plutonium Leak Danger, Study Finds
An accident at the lab that produces America’s nuclear bomb cores could lead to more fatalities than previously estimated by the federal government, according to new research.
19 HOURS AGO
Your Cat Is Being Nice? Think Again.
A new study finds that sometimes cats groom each other specifically to be annoying.
2 DAYS AGO
Joseph Fraumeni, 93, Dies; Helped Discover Genetic Link to Cancer
Considered the founder of molecular epidemiology, he worked with Frederick P. Li to identify a hereditary disorder that increased the risk of developing cancer at a young age.
13 HOURS AGO
What China’s Successful Rocket Launch Means for the Future of the Space Race
A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United State’s main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.
13 HOURS AGO
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
2 DAYS AGO
I.U.C.N. Update Says Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Mollusks Around Hydrothermal Vents
The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.