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550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse

Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now, scientists think they've solved how she died

Paul Andrews, Founder of the Woodstock of U.F.O.s, Dies at 77

MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD

An annual convention in the California desert offered a safe space for believers to discuss extraterrestrial encounters, crop circles and other paranormal phenomena.

‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research

EMMETT LINDNER

A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

Can bees sense magnetic fields?

Magnetoreception is one of the most controversial animal senses. And several bee species might have it

The best science books to read this summer, according to Scientific American editors

From ecohorror to science-inspired poetry, discover the books Scientific American staffers are recommending this summer

Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?

LYNNE PEEPLES

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

Guy Tudor, Whose Art Brought Obscure Birds to Life, Dies at 91

GUY TREBAY

A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in definitive field guides to tropical songbirds.

Has NASA already found life on Mars?

In searches for past and present Martian life, some scientists say we've been too cautious to see what's right in front of us