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Until pretty recently, the conventional wisdom about building muscle was that it worked via a system you might think of as “tear and repair” – the…

January 25, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmBabies who attend daycare share ‘good’ germs, tooSocializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity…

As a girl, Katherine Bennell-Pegg would lie on the dry grass in her backyard, gazing up at the stars and dreaming about one day reaching them.While…

January 22, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmParents might age faster or slower based on how many kids they haveA new study found that…

January 21, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSonic booms can protect Earth from dangerous space junkScientists are using technology developed to study earthquakes to…

Membership at many of the high-level advisory coucils for the US National Institutes of Health is dwindling ― a decline that could trigger a freeze in…

Imagine this scenario. The year is 2030; deepfakes and artificial-intelligence-generated content are everywhere, and you are a member of a new profession—a reality notary. From your…

Myriad, Microscopic and MarvellousGeertje Dekkers Reaktion (2025)In 1674, microbiologist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek made “his most sensational discovery”, writes historian Geertje Dekkers in her revealing, finely illustrated…

On October 1, 2022, something strange happened in the Philippines: 433 people won the jackpot in the local lottery. For this particular lotto, six numbers ranging…

Credit: Ian Dagnall/AlamyUS mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers…