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Biofuels, such as rapeseed, are not an ideal alternative to non-fossil carbon.Credit: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg/GettyThere’s a relatively new word doing the rounds in sustainability research and policy:…

January 7, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm‘Microbubbles’ Help Spread Dangerous Microplastics Through Our Water, Study FindsWater plays a crucial role in how tiny…

When Lisa Dutton was declared free of breast cancer in 2017, she took a moment to celebrate with family and friends, even though she knew her…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.This week federal officials announced major revisions to the U.S. vaccine schedule for…

Nature, Published online: 06 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03984-8A ‘photonic skin’ with controllable colour and texture brings materials science a step closer to the adaptive camouflage found in…

An “extraordinary” iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman…

January 6, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAt CES 2026, AI Leaves the Screen and Enters the Real WorldHumanoids, robotaxis and industrial bots dominate…

January 5, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmStarless ‘Failed Galaxy’ Is First of Its Kind Ever SeenScientists have found the best evidence yet for…

The solution to today’s puzzleEarlier today I set the following puzzle, a pre-commemoration of World Logic Day on January 14. Here it is again with the…

January 6, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAstronomers May Have Unlocked the Reason for Betelgeuse’s Bizarre DimmingResearchers found evidence that a companion star may…