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new video loaded: Why Scientists Are Performing Brain Surgery on MonarchsScientists in Texas are studying monarch butterflies to understand how they navigate thousands of miles, possibly…

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three accelerated bursts: at about…

Victor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he…

Patches of the moon are destined to become spacecraft graveyards where dead lunar satellites and other defunct hardware can be crashed into the ground, far away…

December 22, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAncient Romans Guarding Hadrian’s Wall Were Riddled with Worms and ParasitesRomans living in ancient Britain were plagued…

Earlier today I set you the following set of numerical challenges to celebrate the arrival of 2026.Auld lang signsHere is an expression equal to 26 that…

For five years now, Briefing readers have eagerly awaited Fridays for a chance to put their penguin-hunting skills to the test. Each week, Leif Penguinson, a…

While ongoing showers might suggest this Christmas will be a washout, experts say a wintry snap is on its way and some areas of the UK…

December 22, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWill There Be a White Christmas This Year? It Depends on Where You LiveAre you dreaming of…

The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin would no doubt have understood and even appreciated the latest attack by the Trump administration on climate researchers and their work.The…