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At last, the sun shone after weeks of rain. While the distant Welsh hills were draped in snow, here on the Wirral it was dry and…

Barely a year ago, the moon was “a distraction” to Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of SpaceX then fixated on his ludicrously ambitious project to…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.It’s been more than 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci died. Yet, in…

Christmas may be associated with the aromas of oranges and mince pies but our towns and cities also boast special scents during the rest of the…

Fertilized chicken eggs are used to manufacture flu vaccines. Credit: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via GettyDuring the summer of 2023, fur farms in Finland that raise mink, foxes…

When the president of the United States decides to demolish the East Wing of the White House to construct a ballroom, all that stucco and molding…

My horse in Ghost of Yōtei is called Mochizuki, which means “full moon” in archaic Japanese, and I swear she is the most unfortunate creature in…

There are many reasons to feel guilty. I’m a nature writer who preaches about the importance of wild childhoods, and my daughter has been made chronically…

The Great Holocene Transformation: What Complexity Science Tells Us about the Evolution of Complex Societies Peter Turchin Beresta Books (2025)When Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrived in…

Here’s everything announced for Meta’s smart glasses and Quest headsets.