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Celebrate Pi Day and read about how this number pops up across math and science on our special Pi Day page.For more than two millennia, mathematicians…

Confidential health data has been exposed online on dozens of occasions, a Guardian investigation can reveal, raising questions about the safeguarding of patient records by one…

Credit: Kevin Frayer/GettyChina is pledging to use ‘extraordinary measures’ to support the country’s bid to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, quantum technology and other…

March 13, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmRaccoons will solve puzzles just for funRaccoons might want to break into your trash can even without…

This great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is still a shark. Credit: Dave Fleetham/Design Pics Editorial/UIG via GettyIn a 1981 magazine essay, the evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay…

Many people shudder at the thought of Friday the 13th. Myths, legends and horror films have turned it into an omen of bad luck.History has also…

Production of memories chips has shifted away from standard models in favour of the extra-powerful versions needed for AI systems. Credit: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg/GettyVideo gamers were among…

March 13, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm24 mice launched to orbit in 2023. What happened to their bodies could help humans better survive…

Canada’s universities are competing aggressively for funding attached to ‘unicorn’ faculty positions. These rare, prestigious posts are backed by Can$1 billion (US$734 million) in federal investment…

March 13, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmChina just approved its first brain implant for commercial use, a world firstNeuracle Medical Technology’s invasive brain-computer…