Science

Climate Change Receives Unexpected Attention at First Presidential Debate

Between cross-talk and insults, climate change got more attention last night than in any other presidential debate in history. Voters…

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Possibility of Dark Bosons Entices Physicists

Physicists are on the hunt for dark forces. These forces are not as ominous as they sound: “dark” simply refers…

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Everything Scientists Know So Far about the First Interstellar Objects Ever Detected

Late in the evening of October 24, 2017, an e-mail arrived containing tantalizing news of the heavens. Astronomer Davide Farnocchia…

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Flu Season Never Came to the Southern Hemisphere

Mask wearing and social distancing for COVID-19 may have cut influenza cases south of the equator Credit: Katie Peek Advertisement

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One in Seven Dire COVID Cases May Result from a Faulty Immune Response

Perhaps the most unnerving aspect of COVID-19 is its startling range of severity: from completely asymptomatic to deadly. Starting early…

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It’s the End of the World … Somewhere

Apocalypse is a word that we throw around pretty readily these days, and we can choose from a cornucopia of…

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Millions of Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Tests May Help Fill the Testing Gap

Editor’s Note (9/29/20): This story has been updated and republished in light of the Trump administration’s newly announced plans to ship millions of antigen tests to…

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Ninety Percent of U.S. Cars Must Be Electric by 2050 to Meet Climate Goals

The United States is not expected to electrify passenger cars fast enough to stay on track with the Paris climate…

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Online Reptile Trade Is a Free-for-All That Threatens Thousands of Species

Cave geckos exemplify evolution at its most fantastic. Some have bloodred eyes and sport bright yellow bands down their dark…

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Lessons from AIDS for the COVID-19 Pandemic

“We are now engaged in another deadly episode in the historic battle of man versus microbe. These battles have shaped…

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The American Public Still Trusts Scientists, Says a New Pew Survey

Public trust of the scientific community in the United States is as strong as ever, according to a new poll…

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The Most Confused of the Scientific Branches

An experimental twist on the Schrödinger’s cat paradox could overturn cherished assumptions in metaphysics Credit: Scientific American Space & Physics…

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