Scientific American.com

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, but President Trump’s proposed budget cuts jeopardize the data-gathering efforts and other forecasting tools

Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets

As more men turn to testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for energy, mood and muscle, experts warn the risks are still not fully understood.

Data from beach cleanups show that banning or taxing single-use plastic bags makes a difference in ecosystems

Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to “say”

Gaia, Europe’s Milky Way–mapping spacecraft, shut down earlier this year. It was arguably the most important—and most overlooked—astronomy project of the 21st century

The latest catastrophic explosion of a Starship upper stage is a significant setback for SpaceX

As the first trained Black TV meteorologist, June Bacon-Bercey always worked to help women and people of color to follow in her footsteps

The Supreme Court has decided to uphold a state ban on gender-affirming care for minors in U.S. v. Skrmetti

American military engineers designed the GBU-57/B bomb to devastate deeply buried bunkers without radioactive fallout. It’s the only nonnuclear weapon that can reach Iran’s hardest target

Health specialists were put on leave, and a report on how to protect 20 million workers from wildfire smoke has stalled

New research shows father-daughter relationships have a positive influence on female baboons’ lives—when the dads stick around

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want to know why

Food microbiologists explain how to ensure different proteins, such as beef, chicken and pork, are prepared safely

We’ve all heard the saying “you are what you eat”—especially when it comes to gut health. But what if your workout matters just as much as your diet?

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment

Researchers have used cosmic explosions called fast radio bursts to illuminate the intergalactic medium

Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal

The nonprofit iNaturalist announced that it received a $1.5-million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm to develop generative AI tools for species identification. The news didn’t go over well

The collapse of the world’s second-largest ice sheet would drown cities worldwide. Is that ice more vulnerable than we know?