Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus – the brain region responsible for learning and memory.
Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a protein that’s at the center of this decline.
They looked at how the…
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SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year
SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit today (Aug. 18), atop a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The launch, at 12:26 p.m. EDT (1626 GMT or 9:26 a.m. PDT…
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Look for Mercury in the morning sky as it hits peak distance from the sun on Aug. 19.
Mercury will be farthest from the sun on Tuesday (Aug. 19), granting early risers a perfect opportunity to spot the fleet-footed world somewhat separated from the glare of our parent star.
Mercury treads such a tight orbit around the sun that it…
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Scientists may have finally found the Universe’s missing sulfur
For decades, astrochemists have been looking for sulfur atoms in space and finding surprisingly little of the element that is a key ingredient to life. A new study could point to where it has been hiding.
An international team of researchers…
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Are crows really street smart? Science confirms the genius of corvids (commentary)
- Crows and other corvids exhibit remarkable intelligence — including tool use, problem-solving, memory and even social awareness — challenging long-held assumptions that such cognitive abilities are exclusive to…
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Massive underwater volcano on the brink of eruption, say scientists
Experts have warned that a massive underwater volcano is on the brink of erupting after 2,000 earthquakes were recorded in just one day.
Volcanic eruptions can be some of the most dangerous natural disasters in the world, often triggering other…
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New Study Fuels Debate Over World-Changing Comet Strike 12,800 Years Ago
Roughly 12,800 years ago, as Earth was emerging from its last great ice age, temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere suddenly plummeted back to near-glacial conditions. The cause of this abrupt…
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Science Crossword: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www.springernature.com/us). Scientific American maintains a strict policy of editorial…
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What Happens When an Entire Scientific Field Changes Its Mind
If there is a beginning time point for the Age of Scientific Reversal, it may be 1887—the year when Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley conducted what is often called the world’s most famous failed physics experiment.
For more than two…
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