
Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe?
According to a tenet scientists call the cosmological principle, our place in space is in no way exceptional. But recent observations could overturn this long-held assumption
Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe?
According to a tenet scientists call the cosmological principle, our place in space is in no way exceptional. But recent observations could overturn this long-held assumption
Sarah Scoles
Nanotech Scientists Build on an Insect’s Odd Soccer-Ball-Like Excretions to Design Ingenious Camouflage
Ivan Amato
Some of These Whales May Live to 150—Double the Age Previously Thought
Greg Breed, Peter Corkeron, The Conversation US
Meet Pearl Young, Who ‘Raised Hell’ at NASA’s Predecessor
Caitlin Milera, The Conversation US
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Nearly Forgotten ‘Phage Therapy’ Fights Antibiotic Resistance
Saima S. Iqbal
Auroras May Light Up New Year’s Sky after Solar Outbursts
Meghan Bartels
How Frazzled Parents Can Be More Present with Kids during the Holidays
Julia Felton, Crystal Cederna, The Conversation US
Why Countries Are Color-Coding Healthy Foods at Grocery Stores
Christopher Damman, The Conversation US
NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Aims for Jupiter’s Most Intriguing Moon
Nadia Drake
Create as many words as you can
Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles
New Human Metabolism Research Upends Conventional Wisdom about How We Burn Calories
Herman Pontzer
The Climate, Health and Tech Stories We’re Following in 2025
Rachel Feltman, Andrea Thompson, Tanya Lewis, Ben Guarino, Fonda Mwangi
Conservation Efforts Are Bringing Pandas, Wolves and Panthers Back from the Brink
Ashleigh Papp, Rachel Feltman, Jeffery DelViscio, Madison Goldberg
Today’s Conservationists Are Inspired by Homeland and Heritage
Ashleigh Papp, Rachel Feltman, Jeffery DelViscio, Madison Goldberg
Audio and Imagery, Interpreted by AI, Are Improving Conservation Studies
Ashleigh Papp, Rachel Feltman, Jeffery DelViscio, Madison Goldberg
Why Are Zoos Controversial?
Ashleigh Papp, Rachel Feltman, Jeffery DelViscio, Madison Goldberg
Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe?
According to a tenet scientists call the cosmological principle, our place in space is in no way exceptional. But recent observations could overturn this long-held assumption
Sarah Scoles
Probability Probably Doesn’t Exist
All of statistics and much of science depends on probability—an astonishing achievement, considering no one’s really sure what it is
David Spiegelhalter, Nature magazine
People Living in Las Vegas’s Tunnels Urged to Get Medical Treatment
Street medicine providers and homeless outreach workers who travel into Las Vegas’s drainage tunnels have noticed an uptick in the number of people living underground, and it can be difficult to persuade them to come aboveground for medicine and treatment
Angela Hart, KFF Health News
Auroras May Light Up New Year’s Sky after Solar Outbursts
Will still more auroras ring out 2024, a year marked by the celestial displays?
Meghan Bartels
78 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2024
A collection of nonfiction and fiction books Scientific American editorial staff and contributors read and recommend in 2024
Brianne Kane
The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
The influential idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not isn’t supported by the available evidence
Cara Ocobock, Sarah Lacy