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The US capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday left many people wondering why? Donald Trump hinted at an answer when he…

The world is warming fast – and our options to avoid catastrophic harm are narrowing. 2024 was the first full year more than 1.5C hotter than…

A shake-up of the government’s defence science powerhouse at Porton Down has severely damaged morale and harmed work on critical science that supports national security, a…

“Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has fossil sites that, as recently as 2016, had never been explored. It is here that the Paleo-Primate Project (PPP) studies…

Our list for the new year features an eclipse, a revolution and a tiger reserve. What’s on yours?

Bryan, G. L. & Norman, M. L. Statistical properties of X-ray clusters: analytic and numerical comparisons. Astrophys. J. 495, 80–99 (1998).Article  ADS  Google Scholar  Chiang, Y.-K.,…

January 5, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWegovy Weight-Loss Pills Are Now Available in the U.S.—Here’s What That MeansThe first GLP-1 pills for weight…

Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik Edited by Patrick Charbonneau et al. Cambridge Univ. Press (2025)Have you ever doubted your knowledge or expertise?…

January 5, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmLongest-Ever Look at Stormy Region on the Sun Offers New Clues to Space WeatherScientists observed an active…

Thirty-two years ago, a small group of archaeologists gathered for a weekend in Somerset to make a TV programme about a field in Athelney, the site…