Elon Musk’s Starship Won’t Save Astronomy from Satellites Cluttering the Sky
Launching a fleet of space telescopes is not the solution to the Starlink problem
Launching a fleet of space telescopes is not the solution to the Starlink problem
Two SciAm editors duke it out to see if wormholes and multiverses could in fact exist.
Western individualism may promote a “better than you actually are” mindset
At 25 days old, these specimens could be the oldest primate embryos ever grown outside the womb
Betelgeuse, the red star at the shoulder of the constellation Orion, has been acting strange, raising hopes for the spectacle of a lifetime
Channeling Thomas Edison and Salvador Dalí, researchers show that shaping dream imagery could spark creative ideas to target a specific problem
Efforts to eradicate invasive rats that have decimated native species on islands around the world are beginning to bear fruit
The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen...
A potentially record-setting heat wave is headed for the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, a sign of the shift to hotter—and earlier—summers
U.S. Food and Drug advisers show unanimous support to approve the use of the birth control medication Opill without a prescription
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