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Today
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NASA’s X-59 research aircraft reached its target speed and altitude for the first time on Friday
A study finding that even one drink a day causes health risks was deliberately sidelined by the Trump administration, a former federal public health official alleges
5h
Melting permafrost is releasing carbon into the atmosphere, but scientists may have underestimated just how bad the situation may be, a new analysis finds
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The 24 alien books the Scientific American staff love, from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to Contact and beyond
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SpaceX’s IPO—the largest in history—has out-of-this-world implications for AI, space commerce and extraterrestrial exploration
The new movie Disclosure Day is all about a big, alien secret. But SETI researchers behind the updated postdetection protocol say they aren’t in the business of secrets
11h
Reusable rockets and Starlink made Elon Musk’s company dominant in spaceflight. Its record valuation leans on making Starship flights routine and orbital AI data centers real
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Meteor camera networks can reveal the hidden history of the solar system, and you can assist from your own backyard
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Extremely curved spacetime can warp cause and effect, creating channels for backward communication
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A linguist lays out what communicating with aliens could actually involve—and what that tells us about human language
Yesterday
In a first, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists released its own vaccine schedule
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Salt, with its ability to seal liquid in, is uniquely suited to storing the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve
This tiny robot might look like a high-tech hamster ball, but it could hasten lunar exploration
Children living in areas with low socioeconomic opportunities have more tired and stressed brains, a new study finds
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Researchers have created the first high-resolution global map of the extent of one of Earth’s largest—and least visible—living networks
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New results challenge AI’s promise for solving how fluids swirl—and suggest a more human path forward
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Johanna Gabriela Ottilie “Tilly” Edinger dedicated her career to studying ancient brains. It saved her life
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The Tianwen-2 spacecraft is slowly closing in on the near-Earth asteroid Kamo‘oalewa, on a mission that would bring China’s first asteroid samples back to Earth in 2027
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Scientists have been expecting El Niño to set in for quite a while now—and it’s finally official
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Controlling a small group of “noisy” sheep holds hints for computer algorithms
Extreme heat poses a risk to players, spectators and workers—find out where the danger is and how to keep cool
Jun 10, 2026
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Cold fronts colliding with warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico could cause dangerous weather conditions, forecasters say
Eight years after a Chinese scientist's report of gene-edited babies shocked the world, U.S. scientists reported editing embryos not meant for pregnancies using a more precise technique
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The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got six or seven of the 10 questions basically right
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The ability to run “mental marathons” is a skill children can learn through simple, but dedicated, practice
A step-by-step guide to the “Doginburgh Inventory,” a new pawedness test developed by dog behavior researchers
The fossilized remains of more than 450 whales have amassed along a 750-mile-long stretch of the Indian Ocean floor
FIFA is building temporary natural-grass fields meant to play consistently across 16 stadiums in three countries
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Dogs spontaneously aid struggling humans the way young children do—whereas cats wait until they stand to benefit
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Angine de Poitrine don't abide by the usual rules of Western music, using their own custom-built guitar to strike notes that shouldn't exist
As millions of soccer fans pack FIFA World Cup venues, public health scientists created a wastewater monitoring network to forecast potential disease threats—from measles to Ebola
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How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it
Jun 9, 2026
Dermatologists and skincare aficionados are excited for the U.S. to finally get a new, more protective sunscreen filter after more than 20 years of regulatory roadblocks. Here’s how bemotrizinol works
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An idea from topology explains why you can never get rid of your cowlicks—and, oddly enough, it’s critical in nuclear fusion
A mere 12 percent of Americans say they trust the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations “a great deal”
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NASA’s Artemis III crew includes three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut
To run errands across apps, Apple’s upgraded assistant needs deep access to personal data that the company has walled off for years
Weight lifting and other forms of resistance training can increase bone density, lower diabetes risk and boost mental health
Hints of high-pressure chemistry within a rare meteorite suggest this fallen space rock comes from a planet gone wrong in the solar system’s early history
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The best blood test for herpes is only available at a single lab. What would it take for that to change?
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These eye-catching insects offer a prime opportunity for scientists to dig deep into invasion ecology and evolutionary biology
Jun 8, 2026
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When asteroids slam into Earth, they can create hydrothermal vent systems
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