The brightest cosmic object of its kind ever detected may have helped astronomers solve the mystery of powerful, bright blue cosmic explosions. At the heart of the discovery is a signal from a so-called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient (LFBOT), …
Alzheimer’s disease spends decades quietly dismantling the brain before a single memory slips. Northwestern University researchers have now pinpointed what appears to be the disease’s opening move: a toxic sub-species of protein clusters that ignites inflammation long before confusion or …
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It’s been found in ancient human feces. The U.S. government stored 6.4 metric tons of it in mountains. And a big hunk of it played a …
I don’t know if you’re like me, but one of my favorite ways to treat myself is with products that I know will help me better my body or ease any pain. Therabody has a slew of truly great products …
In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a troll’s club high above its head in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Through graceful martial arts, element benders in TV’s Avatar series …
December 14, 2025 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Trump Officials Keep Comparing the U.S.’s Vaccine Schedule to Denmark’s. They’re Missing the Point The U.S.’s and Denmark’s health systems are starkly different, so it makes sense that their …
Sponges are some of the simplest and least dangerous animals on Earth, but a new species seems to be shooting for a cooler reputation. A carnivorous “death-ball” sponge is among 30 new creatures found in the deep sea near Antarctica …
A glacier meets the sea in Dickson Fjord, Greenland Jane Rix/Alamy The Arctic will retain about 1.5°C of warming even if the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere returns to pre-industrial levels and the planet as a whole cools. The region …
A 430-million-year-old fossil has pushed the origin of leeches back by more than 200 million years, revealing that these ancient creatures began as marine hunters, not bloodsuckers. Discovered in Wisconsin’s Waukesha biota, the rare fossil preserves a tail sucker but …
Cancer drug resistance remains one of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment, and doctors urgently need better ways to prevent it. Yet scientists still do not fully understand the molecular processes that allow tumors to escape and return after therapy, …
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