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SpaceX is reportedly considering a potential merger with the electric carmaker Tesla, or a tie-up with artificial intelligence firm xAI, as Elon Musk looks at options…

Human hands are incredibly dexterous tools — but they have their limits. They are asymmetric, they have only a single thumb and, fundamentally, they’re connected to…

January 30, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFor predatory dinosaurs, the Late Jurassic was an all-you-can-eat sauropod buffetSome 150 million years ago sauropods dramatically…

The Met Office is to lean into one of Britain’s favourite pastimes – talking about the weather – by launching a new two-week forecast.At present, the…

Researchers at a Hackathon used AlphaGenome to search for the genetic causes of 29 undiagnosed diseases.Credit: Peter Kováč/AlamyWhen more than 100 researchers voluntarily locked themselves in…

On April 24, 1990, humanity launched a scientific revolution.I mean “launched” literally: on that date the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with the Hubble…

Unconsciousness induced by the widely used drug propofol is marked by characteristic changes in electrical activity. Credit: Abed Zagout/Anadolu/GettyScientists have identified a distinctive brain-wave pattern that…

Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying out of trouble. Now scientists think…

Artificial-intelligence translators could help researchers to meet the arXiv preprint server’s new mandate that all manuscripts be submitted in English.Credit: Sharaf Maksumov/AlamyEvery month, more than 20,000…

January 29, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmU.S. life expectancy hits all-time highAmericans are living longer than ever, but still well behind other developed…