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If you had a cardiac arrest before the 1970s, an ambulance might arrive quickly, but almost all its crew could do was transport you to hospital,…

NASA: Scientific American, this is Mission Control, Houston.Rachel Feltman: Station, this is Scientific American. How do you hear me?Matthew Dominick: Loud and clear. Welcome to the…

The discovery of two swords at a dig in Gloucestershire has fuelled speculation that a Roman villa may once have stood there, at a period in…

This week, Venus will pass through the so-called Golden Gate of the Ecliptic. Although the name has risen to prominence with science popularisers in recent decades,…

This Block-Stacking Math Problem Has a Preposterous Solution You Need to See to BelieveIn principle, this impossible math allows for a glue-free bridge of stacked blocks…

Do people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be more…

Editor’s Note (7/3/25): The House of Representatives passed the budget bill in a 218–214 vote today. It will now go to President Donald Trump for signature.Money…

It began with an extraordinary piece of fortune: a metal detectorist on only his second expedition coming upon two very rare cavalry swords on the brink…

Human Gut Bacteria Can Gather Up PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in…

On-screen discussions of DNA and off-screen scientific consultants notwithstanding, no one goes to see a Jurassic Park movie for its realism. Yet one of the less…