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February 4, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFrigid air creates mesmerizing ‘cloud streets’ around FloridaAs temperatures plunged across the eastern U.S., a breathtaking cloud…

I remember the first time I remembered a smell. This was remembering to the extent that it stopped me in my tracks, taking me back to…

An employee at Vaisala holds a gas-sensor component that is being manufactured in the company’s clean room.Credit: VaisalaNeuroscientist Tamara Stawicki woke abruptly to her mobile phone…

February 4, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWhy bits of continents keep turning up in the middle of oceansIt turns out that continental breakups…

The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has predicted a sharp drop in revenues this year owing to a push by Donald Trump to lower…

Credit: Artem Cherednik/iStock via GettyThe number of papers submitted to the top artificial-intelligence conferences has shot up, with some events seeing numbers rise more than tenfold…

Plastic pollution is a scourge of land and seas, and has reached Earth’s remotest regions1. Failure to deal with it could mean exposing ecosystems and people…

DSM-5, released in 2013, will be superceded by a new guide to diagnose, classify, and treat mental health conditionsCredit: Olga Pankova/GettyMental illness affects one in four…

Just like men, women are increasingly being told by online influencers that the classic symptoms of middle age could be down to low testosterone. In the…

Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of preventable cancer cases.Credit: Jorge Sanz/SOPA Images/LightRocket/GettyNearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable, according to one of…