The future of renewable energy might be in the sky. Researchers in China have reportedly tested a new, gravity-defying wind ...

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A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation ...

Most of the western U.S., including the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, has had an exceptionally warm winter—breaking records in many areas. And that unseasonable warmth may have caused a ...

Tests that could reveal when Alzheimer’s disease will emerge, while promising, are not ready for use in otherwise healthy people, scientists say ...

A new Brooklyn, N.Y. high-rise sits atop 320 geothermal boreholes. It’s a feat of waterfront engineering—and one blueprint ...

Medical and environmental groups are challenging the EPA’s decision to break with the longstanding scientific evidence that ...

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Putting humans and LLMs head-to-head in classic tests of judgment from human psychology underscores the differences between ...

When a patient shared the story of her sister’s death, an AI captured the clinical details—freeing physician Christopher ...

Fossils are remarkable for their ability to viscerally connect us with long-lost life. The bulk of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, ...

Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical ...