Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer among women in the United States, surpassing the mortality numbers of breast and ovarian cancer combined. And surprisingly,…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer among women in the United States, surpassing the mortality numbers of breast and ovarian cancer combined. And surprisingly,…

Long-term users of ayahuasca may process emotional experiences differently than those who do not use the substance, according to a new brain imaging study published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The findings indicate that regular…

The study, led by the University of Tübingen and published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, marks a major advance in ancient DNA recovery. It challenges long-held assumptions that genetic material can only survive for millennia in frozen or…


Of all the ghostly creatures lurking in our oceans, a recently spotted deep-sea cusk eel species cosplaying as a giant phantom tadpole might just be our new favorite.
This bizarre creature was seen during E/V Nautilus’ latest expedition, which…

SpaceX has completed its eleventh integrated flight test of Starship, marking another leap forward in developing the world’s most powerful and fully reusable launch system.
Launched from Starbase, Texas, the flight saw both the Super Heavy…

Lifting weights just two or three times a week can significantly change the trillions of bacteria living in your gut, and it might happen in as little as eight weeks.
That’s according to a recent study – not yet peer-reviewed – finding…

A new study finds possible references to two classic supernovae in ancient texts.
It’s great to see old astronomical observations come to light. Not only can these confirm or refute what’s known about historic astronomical events,…

Scientists have repaired a natural gateway into the brains of mice, allowing the clumps and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease to be swept away.
After just three drug injections, mice with certain genes that mimic Alzheimer’s showed…

Every now and then, somebody with a lot more self-belief than is warranted will set out to the “end” of the Earth in order to “prove” we are living not on an oblate sphere, but a pancake.
They have traveled to Antarctica for a “final experiment”…