Science & Space

Math Puzzle: Construct the Dice

Build a special set of dice in this math puzzle

Why Some Animals Live for Only Days and Others Live for...

Scientists are studying why some species live so much longer than others

There Is No Such Thing as a Climate Haven

Climate change is everywhere. Moving to a new place because it seems less affect...

Readers Respond to the January 2025 Issue

Letters to the editors for the January 2025 issue of Scientific American

May 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

Old-time graffiti; balloon deaths

These Mysterious Shapes Are at the Heart of Math’s Bigg...

Mathematicians describe the most beautiful and beguiling forms and surfaces they...

Male African Elephants Were Once Thought to Be Solitary...

Long thought to be loners, male African elephants turn out to have surprisingly ...

Science Crossword: Hidden Figures

Play this crossword inspired by the May 2025 issue of Scientific American

Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Loud Snoring in Kids

Snoring indicates oxygen reduction, but a variety of treatments can restore heal...

Miners Are Pulling Valuable Metals from the Seafloor, a...

The owners of a controversial mining license have begun extracting valuable meta...

A New Bee Crisis Could Make Your Food Scarce and Expensive

Scientists are racing to stop a tiny mite that could devastate the pollinators a...

Lung signals drive cancer-associated blood clots

Nature, Published online: 15 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01130-yFatal blo...

Early air-pollution activists fight against city smoke

Nature, Published online: 15 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00918-2A 250,000...

Twenty years of genome-wide association studies

Nature, Published online: 15 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01128-6A powerfu...

Put more sauerkraut on your hot dog (your gut might lik...

The dish may be one of the many fermented foods linked to better digestion. The ...

Michael Ciancone Builds a Lasting Legacy in Human Space...

When Michael Ciancone joined NASA in 1983, he could hardly imagine what his 40-p...

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