Category: 1. Edi-Choice

On April 24, 1990, humanity launched a scientific revolution.

I mean “launched” literally: on that date the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with the Hubble Space Telescope nestled in its cargo bay. The telescope was on a mission…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.

When it comes to our cultural understanding of who can be a scientist, the idea that it’s largely a career for men tends to still…

The high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet has been growing in popularity in recent years, following claims of rapid weight loss. But new research in mice suggests there are some seriously concerning side effects too.

“I would urge anyone to talk…

If asteroid 2024 YR4 does hit the Moon, it could produce a bright flash on the lunar surface that would be visible from Earth, and spray debris into our planet’s atmosphere.

Such an impact may even produce meteors visible in our night sky, and…

Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person.

For years, epidemiologists have noticed that people with cancer seem less likely to develop Alzheimer’s, and those with…

NEW YORK (AP) – US life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 – the highest mark in American history.

It’s the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation’s top killers,…

When more than 100 researchers voluntarily locked themselves in a room last year to tackle some of the hardest…