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In the two-way race between the U.S. and China to put humans back on the moon, the lunar south pole is widely considered the most prized…

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…

February 26, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe surprising scientific value of roadkillScientists have used the tragic reality of roadkill to study the spread…

February 25, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSqueak! The surprising new physics of why basketball games are so noisyA new study explains why basketball…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.In late 2024 Nicola Coughlan, the actor famous for her work on Derry…

Until pretty recently, the conventional wisdom about building muscle was that it worked via a system you might think of as “tear and repair” – the…

Immune cells called T cells help the body to fight off infection.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/SPLA cellular atlas that characterizes the functions of immune cells in more…

Earlier this week, South Carolina’s women’s basketball team made a stunning announcement: French phenom Alicia Tournebize has signed with the school and will join the team…

Most people contend with stress in some element of their lives. What can you do when you are overwhelmed by it and your coping mechanisms no…

There are certain stereotypes about who Reform UK voters are: people who want “the old England” back, who think the country is going to the dogs…