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Rock Art Discovery Reveals Unknown Arabian Nomads from 12,000 Years Ago
Camels in ancient Arabia may have led hunter-gatherers through deserts once thought uninhabitab…
Camels in ancient Arabia may have led hunter-gatherers through deserts once thought uninhabitab…
In a version of the Fujiwhara effect, Hurricane Humberto is pulling Tropical Storm Imelda eastw…
Chemists have discovered tiny zaps of electricity moving between “swamp-gas” bubbles. Could the…
Untreated fevers during pregnancy can cause more harm than taking acetaminophen will from Curi…
Participants in a new study were more likely to cheat when delegating to AI—especially if they …
The National Institutes of Health is investing $50 million into research on genetic and environ…
Tests show pasteurized dairy with H5N1 remnants did not cause illness in mice, supporting safet…
The effectiveness of camouflage or warning colors for insect defense depends on conditions such…
Digital reconstruction of a partially crushed skull suggests new insight into Homo sapiens’ evo…
The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Ma…
Lunar minerals can rust when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show fro…
The FDA plans to add a warning to Tylenol’s label and OK use of a drug for autism. Researchers …
To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we invited readers to place our magazine…
Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plan to tie Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficienci…
Building blocks of life have been found on this moon of Saturn. They may come from chemical rea…
Months on a high-fat keto diet put mice at risk for cardiovascular disease and impaired insulin…
These dogs can extend words to new objects based on function the way children do in early langu…
Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testified that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. …
Vaccination is still important to ward off the worst of the coronavirus. Three experts discuss …
A report finds that death rates from cancer and heart disease have declined since 2010 in rough…
A new study finds that one quarter of heat waves between 2000 and 2023 would have been “virtual…
Octopuses are ambidextrous, a new study finds, but they favor their front arms for investigatin…
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro might lower people’s risk of developing cer…
Fresh treatments for rare skin diseases shift the focus from symptom management to repair and h…
Researchers are hoping to trick the immune system into fighting back against the bane of adoles…
A new analysis suggests that recent extinctions have been rare, limited mostly to islands and s…
Thumbnails might have boosted rodents’ food-handling skills, helping them thrive worldwide. f…
West Coast states are forming their own vaccine compact as Florida announces plans to ditch sho…
Winning more than $1 billion in Powerball is an exciting possibility, but keeping a cool math m…
A cable design that sends light through air rather than solid glass could cut signal loss and m…
A collection of seven book reviews from our archives, each paired with a recently published boo…
As AI grows more fluent in mimicking human empathy, language and memory, we’re left asking: If …
Cuban brown anoles have the highest blood lead levels of any vertebrate known — three times tha…
On Mars, the Perseverance rover found a spotted rock that could bear signs of ancient life. On …
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