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Pokémon has been an inspiration for researchers since its creation 30 years ago.Credit: Hulton Archive/GettyOn 27 February 1996, Japanese game designer Satoshi Tajiri released the first…

February 27, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAI-powered smart goggles are helping novice scientists perform like expertsA new wearable AI system watches your hands…

Alan Cumming, host of the hit U.S. version of the reality competition The Traitors, has a theory about what makes the show so captivating: “We watch…

Since the 1960s, global GDP has been rapidly rising and living standards have reached record highs. But something else has been rocketing up too – carbon…

For a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodies, but now that’s changing. Scientists are beginning to understand…

Throughout this month, Jupiter has remained in the constellation Gemini, providing a reliable reference point in the evening sky – and it will continue to do…

Abby Tighe thought she had landed her forever job. She joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in December 2023, managing a national youth…

In June 2025, a year-long investigation exposed an illegal trade smuggling timber from protected areas in the Congolese rainforest into neighbouring Burundi.Award-winning Burundian journalist Arthur Bizimana…

The condition called pancreatitis causes inflammation of the pancreatic tissue (pictured). Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryThe potent GLP-1 drugs are taken by millions of people worldwide…

AI-controlled robots will not replace bench scientists soon, but AI systems are already taking work from human data analysts and research coders. Credit: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/GettyArtificial intelligence…