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Look west as the evening twilight gathers this week for a chance to spot the planets Venus and Saturn. The accompanying chart shows the view looking…

After a year of the administration of US President Donald Trump cancelling various climate programmes — crafted over decades using world-class research — the country’s Environmental…

March 3, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFecal transplants from old mice boost fertility in younger onesThese results are preliminary, but they could eventually…

In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela’s president,…

You have full access to this article via your institution. Global engagement in highlighting and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is crucial to their success.Credit: Veronique…

March 3, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmPunch the monkey and his plushie re-create a famous psychological experimentPunch, a monkey that went viral after…

Look at the Coca-Cola can in the main image.It is not a can, but an optical illusion – a trick of perspective. Can you work out…

The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya David Stuart Princeton Univ. Press (2026)Before the 1970s, ancient Maya history was impenetrable. The civilization’s grand…

March 3, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWill El Niño return in 2026? Here’s what we know so farWeather events like El Niño can…

Earlier today I posted five optical illusions by Olivier Redon, a French-American inventor. Here they are again – with demonstrations of how he created the effects.Three…