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Gamma rays from this supernova remnant have been seen by telescopes since 2007, but exceptionally energetic light wasn’t detected until...

The numbers are stark when it comes to suicide: It is a leading cause of death in the United States,...

The James Webb Space Telescope has made the first clear detection of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a distant...

If astronauts need to grab some lunar ice on a future Artemis mission, that won’t be a problem from a...

On August 29th, NASA is planning to launch its biggest rocket ever, its 35-story-high Space Launch System.  NASA claims this...

Astyanax mexicanus cave fish have adapted to an incredibly tough environment: chilly, pitch-dark caves that flood about once a year,...

After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, dolphins living in the area had changes in the activity of genes...

The discovery that polio has partially paralyzed a young man in a New York suburb feels wearying, yet shocking. Wearying,...

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. After an exhausting day at the office, it’s hard...

Cow’s milk is an important source of phosphorus, magnesium, zinc and selenium, but tests show these nutrients are lacking in...

What then, is the best recourse for activists and aid organizations? In both access-friendly states and those with bans, campus...

Megan Hall: Every year, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with the President’s Award....

A modification to the way electric cars are charged could allow them to get 90 per cent battery from nothing...

In the summer of 2019, Roman Dial and his friend Brad Meiklejohn hired a single-engine bush plane out of Kotzebue,...

No one paid much attention to paragraph 1C of the executive order New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Jan....

A proposal for a computer built using liquid crystals – similar to those found in LCD TVs – would use...