April 24, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm An amateur just solved a 60-year-old math problem—by asking AI A ChatGPT AI has proved a conjecture with a method no human had thought of. Experts believe it may …
A new study suggests it’s not just gaining weight that affects our health over a lifetime, but also when we put on the pounds, with weight gain during early adulthood more strongly associated with mortality risk. Participants who first developed …
How does Simon Singh’s classic popular science book Fermat’s Last Theorem hold up today? Did you know the number 26 is rather special? It is the only number that sits directly between a square number (25 or 52) and a …
In June 2024, a group of Penn State meteorology and atmospheric science researchers set out on a road trip along the East Coast in a modified 2013 Toyota Sienna. The van was outfitted with a custom-built telescopic weather instrument extending …
A New Zealand parrot that’s missing the entire top half of its beak has developed a unique jousting technique to attain top social status, researchers report in a new study. The parrot, named Bruce, thrusts with his exposed lower beak …
Blue Origin, the space launch company founded by Jeff Bezos, achieved a successful recovery of its first reused orbital-class rocket, but the payload it placed into space has ended up in the wrong location. The New Glenn rocket lifted off …
Drop a gram of fructose into a human liver cell and something strange happens in the first few seconds. An enzyme called ketohexokinase grabs it, slaps a phosphate onto the first carbon, and sets off a small metabolic fire. ATP, …
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. What’s big, rare, and smells like literal death? If you guessed a corpse, you’re not wrong. The pungent flower in question is a tropical …
Anthropic is moving into a new London office as it seeks to expand its research and commercial footprint in Europe, setting up a scrap between the leading AI labs for talent emerging from British universities. The company, which opened its …
Some people’s genes influence how much weight they will lose and what side effects they will experience while taking GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Zepbound. The genetic testing company 23andMe conducted a study of more than 27,000 customers who …