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My late husband, Niall Logan, professor of bacterial systematics at Glasgow Caledonian University, would have been astonished that his lifelong field of academic study, taxonomy, in…

March 8, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHoppers is a delight. But is it scientifically possible?Consciousness and animal communications experts weigh in on whether…

An art installation of a broken glass ceiling in New York City marks International Women’s Day.Credit: Studio Bonobo/AlamyI think I can safely say that I have…

March 7, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe surprising science behind why daylight saving time is good for wildlifeYou might have a love-hate relationship…

When Rachel Pope started studying the menopause transition a decade ago, she hadn’t lived it herself. So, she asked her three older sisters who they would…

March 5, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmStand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7Public health chaos and research funding cuts are…

In October last year, psychology student Jazz Nuku posted a video to the social-media platform TikTok explaining the overlap that she had observed between evolution, physics,…

It was a particularly heinous crime. Four workers at a cemetery near Chicago dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped the remains elsewhere in the…

Look west as the evening twilight gathers this week for a chance to spot the planets Venus and Saturn. The accompanying chart shows the view looking…

In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela’s president,…