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The hit sci-fi show’s adviser and two other researchers discuss its portrayal of scientists and their technologies

When poet Jessy Randall saw that so many female scientists weren’t getting their due, she got mad. And then she decided to write poems for as many as she could

Researchers say this may be the first observation of a nonhuman animal purposefully treating a wound with a medicinal plant

Domain walls, long a divisive topic in physics, may be ideal explanations for some bizarre cosmic quirks

Famine is affecting an increasing number of people in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and elsewhere around the globe, and its development follows a clear pattern

Scientific American asked experts whether sleeping on a hard surface is actually beneficial for back pain

Repression draws attention to campus protests, like those over the conflict in Gaza, and makes them grow

Basketball, baseball, tennis and soccer leagues are starting to use AI to help call the shots

As climate change brings more intense heat waves, scientists are trying to understand how certain medications interact with the body’s thermoregulation system

A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses

A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations

As climate change warms the poles, precious Antarctic meteorites will melt their way down out of scientists’ reach

Is China’s future population drop a crisis or an opportunity?

Instead of just asking questions about how exercise helps our bodies, let’s also consider how it helps our brains

One percent of scientific articles published in 2023 showed signs of generative AI’s potential involvement, according to a recent analysis

Doctors are starting to prescribe vegetables or entire meals to ward off disease.

Some practical advice for how to sit, happily, joyfully, with uncertainty—and in doing so, grow and learn from it.

The G7 group of wealthy, developed economies has agreed to phase out coal-fired power, the most polluting form of energy, by 2035

Myopia is becoming so common some people deem it “epidemic.” Here’s why getting kids outside and treating nearsightedness early is crucial for healthy eyesight

A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and mollusks