Tag: Scientific American-The Week in Science

One physicist is on a mission to get scientists to look into Louis de Broglie’s pilot wave theory

A mixture of AI and algorithms uncovered a hidden structure spanning 2,000 years of equations for pi

A series of novel treatments and medical insights is helping chronic kidney disease patients

Eyewitness accounts and videos taken from across the Midwest reveal the streak of a large fireball across the daytime sky

Bizarre objects that seem to lack all dark matter present a cosmic mystery

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases

It wasn’t Saint Patrick but a long history of chilly weather and geographic isolation that kept the Emerald Isle snake-free

The role of the thymus in our long-term immunity and health is poorly understood. Two new studies suggest we need to pay attention

High in the Rockies, researchers are discovering that wind-borne pollution and rising heat are fueling unprecedented algal blooms

We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say

Surprising studies show young people are doing better than previous generations in many ways

Retatrutide is among a new class of weight-loss drugs that are being tested for effectiveness

“Cryosleep” remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing

The autism spectrum is big, vibrant and complicated, a new graphic of 39 traits shows

First Proof is an effort to see whether LLMs can contribute meaningfully to pure mathematics research. The dust has settled on round one, and the results are surprising

A novel influenza variant called subclade K appears to be driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations throughout the U.S. and other countries

This week marks the last chance for backyard astronomers to see interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS before it races on its journey back to outer space

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Disruptions in interoception may underlie anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health ailments

Inside the desperate rush to save the southern resident killer whales

Popular supplements with billions of “good” microbes really help only a few illnesses, research shows

An oil tanker seized by the U.S. this week reportedly used a technique that scrambled its location, but new advanced visual tracking can help expose such ships’ true coordinates

Robots are poised to play a much bigger role in daily life at home, at work and in the world

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease

Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking for life beyond Earth

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen before

From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025

These three disorders could really be “CKM syndrome,” which can be treated with drugs like Ozempic

The sex of many turtles, crocodilians, and other reptiles is determined by the temperature at which their eggs incubate. Global warming could doom them

Celestial transients shine furiously and briefly. Astronomers are just beginning to understand them