January 5, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Wegovy Weight-Loss Pills Are Now Available in the U.S.—Here’s What That Means The first GLP-1 pills for weight loss are hitting U.S. pharmacies. But how will they be prescribed? …
Martin Wolf and Chetta Saelim were in Edinburgh last week (8-12 December) to attend and speak at the ICMS Conference on “Geometry, higher structures, and physics” (Conference website here). Martin gave a talk on “Homotopy Algebras and Field Theories” in …
By Greg Hart, Coursera CEO I’m excited to announce that Anthony Salcito has joined Coursera as our new General Manager, Enterprise, starting today. Anthony is a recognized leader in global education transformation. He brings decades of experience helping organizations harness …
Snow is haunting weather forecasts, home owners are taking down Christmas lights, stores are discounting exercise equipment, and faculty-hiring committees are winnowing down applications. In-person interviews often take place between January and March but can extend from December to April. …
‘Switches’ in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating Alzheimer’s disease, with researchers identifying more than 150 control signals in specialized brain cells called astrocytes. Astrocytes provide essential support to a …
Discover how the Raspberry Pi 5 turns into a full STEM lab with free Mathematica. From real-time sensor dashboards to image processing, neural networks and stunning math art, this guide empowers students, teachers and parents to explore, invent and visualize …
In 1991, the French husband-and-wife volcanologist-filmmaker team Maurice and Katia Krafft were killed by the flow of ash from the eruption of Mount Unzen in Nagasaki. Inexplicably, Werner Herzog didn’t get around to making a film about them for more …
It’s a new year, and according to a new paper, physics is headed into a new era. Over the past few years, the field of physics has seen a major shift in research priorities – let’s take a look at …
Sahelanthropus fossils (centre) compared with a chimpanzee (left) and a human (right) Wiliams et al., Sci. Adv. 12, eadv0130 A long-running and bitterly fought dispute over whether the earliest known hominin had a knuckle-walking gait, like chimpanzees, or walked upright, …
Mathematics can be challenging for learners everywhere and some problems push thinking even further. We’ve gathered five of the trickiest mathematics questions from around the world to test your reasoning skills and spark engaging classroom discussion. Solutions are included at …