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See the first new species of cat discovered in more than a century—it’s adorable

New tiger cat species discovered

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The cat is smaller than a house cat but has the spots of a leopard

North Korea’s nuclear tests have turned this mountain into an earthquake hot spot

Punggye-ri tests reactivate faults

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Seismic activity has increased markedly at Mount Mantap, also known as Mantapsan, since the last test blast there in 2017

What your dog really thinks about you

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Science is helping to peel back the layers of how dogs process the world around them

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Can independent AI auditors keep up with frontier AI development?

Anthropic proposes embedded AI evaluators

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Independent auditors are emerging as a key part of plans to rein in frontier AI. But the systems are evolving faster than the methods used to evaluate them

What eyewitness accounts tell us about the science of memory

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The malleability of memory once cast doubt on eyewitness identification in criminal cases, but new research reveals how eyewitness memory can be used accurately

OpenAI cracks the hidden math that keeps your texts from turning to gibberish

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The surprising real-world applications of high-dimensional sphere packing and the 48-year-old barrier that OpenAI just broke

AI labs are claiming “AGI” is imminent—but does that mean what we think it means?

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Artificial general intelligence was once a term confined to technical science papers, but its meaning has slipped

Human brain organoid transplants mesh with mouse brains, forming active neural circuits

Human neurons replace mouse cortex

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The technique opens new possibilities for investigating neurological conditions, from autism to dementia

Yesterday

Missing pages of priceless Henry VIII–era manuscript finally found

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The pages come from a copy of Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ that once belonged to John Gage, an enforcer in Henry VIII’s court and a key figure in the historical dissolution of the monasteries

Japan just hit a new longevity milestone

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More than 100,000 people in the country are over 100 years old

Trump’s surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier praises MMR and hepatitis B vaccines in Senate hearing

Cassidy criticizes vaccine misinformation

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Both the president and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have made numerous false claims about the vaccines’ efficacy and safety

T. rex was as warm-blooded as humans, new study finds

T rex warm blooded

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The dinosaurs were once considered reptilian, but the new results suggest we may need to rethink their evolution

Blood test shows promise in detecting pancreatic cancer early—a ‘holy grail’ for the field

Early pancreatic cancer blood test

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Pancreatic cancer is typically caught in its latest stages, when it is hardest to treat

Anthropic’s AI steals mathematicians’ record for most complicated curve

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A search for the most complex elliptic curves has taken mathematicians years. Claude beat the record in days

Vox’s Unexplainable explores Scientific American’s biggest unanswered science questions

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Rachel Feltman joins Vox’s Unexplainable to discuss the enduring mysteries that continue to challenge science

Sep 15, 2026

The hole in the ozone layer is healing, but extreme weather may be slowing progress down

Global ozone recovery progress

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Climate change, driven by humans, is making extreme weather more commonplace

What even is an AI kill switch?

Anthropic urges mandatory AI killswitch

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Amid renewed calls to slow frontier AI, experts are considering what an emergency stop would entail—and who would decide when to use it

How pizza can solve this unusual math puzzle

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Moser’s circle problem can be used to divide a pizza into one, two, four, eight, 16 or 31 slices. It’s a perfect example of how the numbers in a sequence aren’t as clear-cut as they may first appear

The U.S. has weapons in space

US deploys space weapons

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A high-ranking official announced yesterday that the U.S. military has deployed weapons into orbit to counter threats from Russia and China

Do universal free lunch programs affect students' academic performance?

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Experts say free lunch for every child improves academic performance. Whether it does is murky, according to a Scientific American analysis, but there are definite financial and social benefits

Which million-dollar math problem could AI solve next?

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After an OpenAI model presented a possible solution to the Navier-Stokes problem, mathematicians are speculating about which major unsolved question could be resolved next

Math Puzzle: A puzzling picture

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Hang a painting poorly in this math puzzle

Will we ever know how life began?

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Scientists disagree on how biology got started and on whether we can ever know for sure

Finding meaning in the impossible

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Some questions may never be answered, but maybe that’s not the point

Can humans live forever?

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Scientists are pursuing the limits of longevity

What are the smallest pieces of the universe?

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Physicists are searching for what lies underneath the particles we know

What if ‘consciousness’ isn’t real?

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Our understanding of consciousness could be fundamentally wrong

Science crossword: Broken thoughts

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Play this crossword inspired by the October 2026 issue of Scientific American

How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruit

WSU student rediscovers Walbridge apple

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And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

October 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

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Smallpox eradication; skyscraper excavations; research on the racetrack

Poem: ‘The Golden Record’

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Science in meter and verse

The questions science may never answer

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Will some of the biggest mysteries in science remain forever unsolved?

Why we love unexplainable mysteries

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The biggest questions in science inspire us even when we lack answers

Are darker egg yolks really healthier?

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Deep-orange yolks could have a slight health benefit, but it’s easy for producers to fake it

See how gravitational waves warp time and space

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The latest gravitational-wave discoveries include record-breaking cataclysms

Google DeepMind wants Gemini to power many different robots

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The company’s push into physical AI is putting Gemini inside humanoids—and testing whether its intelligence can survive in the real world

What if we never find dark matter?

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Could the hunt for the universe’s missing matter be the biggest wild goose chase in scientific history?

Readers respond to the May 2026 issue

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Letters to the editors for the May 2026 issue of Scientific American

The Pentagon tests lasers and microwaves against drone swarms

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