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Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, a worrying prediction…

February 24, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHorses whinny by making sounds in a unique way that is not seen in other animalsThe distinctive…

Chelsea flower show is looking for new charity sponsors after the mystery philanthropic couple who have spent more than £23m on show gardens end their support.Project…

“The female body is such a mystery.”The fertility specialist said it lightly, almost kindly, from behind his desk. I was there because my partner and I…

Game developers didn’t have it easy in the 1990s. Because they had extremely limited computing power, they had to write their code as efficiently as possible.…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, a new AI…

January 21, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmMystery tower fossils may come from a newly discovered kind of lifeTowering Prototaxites ruled Earth before trees—and…

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain?Outside of the theory itself being devised by conscious humans…

It started in the summer of 2013. Sea stars were dying in huge numbers in Washington State’s Olympic National Park: They became covered in white lesions.…

Nature, Published online: 30 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04103-3A challenging exhibition asks why we are so fascinated with the preserved bodies of our ancestors, and how we should…