Science

It’s been over 20 years since researchers were first dazzled by a strange, glowing creature with vibrant organs and a fringed tail floating in the waters near Monterey Bay, California....

The Pentagon has released its annual report on UFO sightings, or what it officially calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — and found 21 particularly curious incidents. In total, 757 new...

Every year since 2019, Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank and polling organization, has asked nearly 10,000 American adults how they feel about science. In 2019, the vast majority...

On Wednesday, November 13, a high school teacher and a student were hospitalized after an experiment at Berlin High School in Berlin, Connecticut went awry, causing a gas leak. I’m...

In a surprising twist, scientists conducting a DNA analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair have uncovered new details about the composer’s health—and an unexpected revelation about his family line. Beethoven,...

Concrete is a foundational material in construction, but it can encounter a costly problem: cracking. Engineers have been looking for ways to make stronger, more durable concrete, and researchers in Australia...

The Defense Department has released a new strategy document that gives global military installations the ability to use private 5G networks if such solutions best meet their mission needs. The...

A new tranche of drones—incuding at least one being used against Russia in Ukraine—will join the Pentagon’s Replicator effort to accelerate the deployment of cheap autonomous systems, Deputy Defense Secretary...

Imagine being traced to a particular location based on the bacteria you pick up on your travels. Researchers from Lund University have created an AI tool that does just that,...

Scientific American editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth apologized after referring to Americans who voted for President-elect Donald Trump as the “meanest, dumbest, most bigoted” group and “f—ing fascists.” Helmuth came under fire...