A blizzard that trapped hundreds of trekkers on the north side of Mount Everest last weekend captured headlines for its ...
To cat owners, a litter box is a nuisance. But to scientists, it’s a trove of information. A team of researchers at Nestlé ...
The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...
Get digital access to Scientific American for 60 days for just $1!
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups ...
Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing “metal-organic ...
By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to ...
President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass federal lay-offs as the U.S. government grinds to a halt ...
Some researchers think artificial intelligence could produce Nobel-worthy research, but others question whether autonomous AI scientists are possible or even desirable ...
Scammers use sophisticated tactics that prey on the vulnerabilities of older adults, inciting panic and inducing isolation so ...
Space scientists look back on three decades of exoplanet discoveries—from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with ...
Catherine Birndorf is a reproductive psychiatrist specializing in perinatal mental health and co-founder, CEO and medical director of the Motherhood Center of New York in New York City. She is also a ...