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The AI data center boom could cause a Nintendo Switch 2 memory shortage

Data centers are eating up computing resources and pushing chipmakers toward AI-grade memory, tightening supply for Nintendo and other hardware makers

‘X-ray dot’ discovery fuels JWST ‘black hole star’ debate

Researchers have found what might be a little red dot transitioning into its final state, where x-rays burst through its gas cocoon. Others argue the object is nothing special

Menstrual blood can detect HPV, hinting at broader uses

A new study shows that blood collected on a sanitary pad can be used for cervical cancer screening, opening the door to new diagnostics

Katharine Burr Blodgett’s brilliant career began at the ‘House of Magic’

When a young Katharine Burr Blodgett joined future Nobel Prize winner Irving Langmuir at the General Electric Company's industrial research laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y, it was the start of her brilliant career

Where did Luna 9 land on the moon?

Scientists have spent decades searching for the final resting place of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. Now they're on the cusp of finding it

South Carolina measles outbreak is triggering dangerous brain swelling in some children

The South Carolina measles outbreak has triggered rare but serious brain swelling in some children

Epstein files show a complicated relationship with science and journalism

Jeffrey Epstein aggressively sought access to publishers, mentions of Scientific American and other media in Department of Justice files show

Kanzi the famous bonobo may have understood ‘pretend’ objects

This famous ape may have understood pretend actions—suggesting he had the capacity to imagine

Snakes on a train? King cobras may be riding the rails in India

A new study suggests king cobras may be accidentally boarding trains across India

If the universe is expanding, how can galaxies collide?

You might think galaxies can't ever find each other in our runaway cosmos, but it turns out gravity can sometimes overcome even the stretching of space itself

A push to redraw the map of mental illness

Why psychiatry's diagnostic system may undergo major changes, and what the scientific debates over how mental illnesses should be defined are

Are seahawks real? The science behind Seattle's Super Bowl team

Many different bird species have been affiliated with the Seattle Seahawks' mascot, but none is technically a "seahawk"

New GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are coming—and they’re stronger than Wegovy and Zepbound

The upcoming drugs CagriSema and retatrutide target multiple gut hormones and could cause twice as much weight loss than current treatments. But experts wonder how much is too much

How new AI technology is helping detect and prevent wildfires

From vegetation scans to 360-degree smoke detectors, new tools are trying to shine a light on the most dangerously dark areas of the electric grid

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider’s end marks a new beginning for U.S. particle physics

After 25 years, Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider—the U.S.'s largest particle collider—has ceased operations, but its science lives on