What the mathematics of billiards can tell us about loving and letting go A mathematician may have solved a 250-year-old ...

Ajdina Halilovic is a science writer and researcher based in London. She holds a degree in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge. She writes, most often and most dearly, about intelligence. Fo ...

This storm, a rarity for this part of the Pacific, is expected to bring heavy rains, strong wind and possibly “life-threatening flooding” to Hawaii this weekend ...

Researchers have nailed down an elusive quantity called baryon number, which may be responsible for the cosmic mismatch between matter and antimatter ...

In the timelapse, on the left limb of the sun—that's the outer edge—we can see what is known as a solar prominence. This bright red structure is evidence of that plasma, extending out from the sun's ...

Researchers are finally learning the mechanism behind one of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S., primarily used to treat or prevent type 2 diabetes ...

The 2026 total solar eclipse has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the wonder has to end. Scientific American contributor and eclipse chaser Lucie McCormick watched the eclipse unfold from central ...

A new study of the Helix Nebula shows a never-before-seen detail of how dying stars recycle elements. Researchers found it by ...

It’s that time of year: a thick, oppressive heat blankets everything, people huddle inside air-conditioned homes, offices, shops and cafes for respite—and COVID is surging again. Levels of SARS-CoV-2, ...

The human brain, with its billions of interconnected neurons giving rise to consciousness, is generally considered the most powerful and flexible computer in the known universe. Yet for decades ...

Andy Green holds the overall land speed record, having hit 763.035 miles per hour while driving a jet-powered vehicle in 1997 ...

Any parent of school-age children will tell you: squishies are it. The viral squeezable toys come in all shapes and sizes—some of the most popular look like food items such as dumplings, bananas, ...