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Agarikon is one of two endangered species of fungi in the United States. So rare is the species that scientists have placed samples of it in…

Craig Munns has a large model of a T rex on his desk. He got it with a magazine subscription two decades ago. One day, a…

March 4, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmA Bill Gates–backed nuclear power plant just got cleared to start buildingTerraPower, a start-up founded by Microsoft…

A scientifically faithful impression of Earth during the Hadean Eon.Credit: Southwest Research Institute/Simone MarchiAncient rock crystals from Australia suggest that the early Earth might not have…

Last December, a letter from the Home Office dropped through Maria’s door. When she read it, she screamed. At 68, she lives with her disabled partner,…

Abnormal tau proteins can form tangled fibres that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s (slice at left). (Brain without Alzheimer’s shown at right.)Credit: Alfred…

Children with a legal right to special needs support will face a review when they move to secondary school, with the first cohort to be affected…

Students developing relationships with adults who are close in age to their grandparents (or older) is more than a quaint idea. Intergenerational partnerships can produce meaningful…

About one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a survey of teachers has found, prompting warnings that growing numbers of…

NewsFeedDespite some reported clashes, the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are implementing their new ceasefire agreement. The SDF is expected to integrate its…