April 4, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The mathematical formula that reveals when Easter is every year You can track the start of spring and the phases of the moon—or you can turn to a formula by mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas For those who…
Olive oil is part of a brain-boosting diet, but which kind is the best? Alexander Prokopenko/Shutterstock We’ve all absorbed the message by now: olive oil is good for us. It lowers “bad cholesterol”, fights inflammation and protects against various chronic diseases, including some cancers. More recently, though, evidence has been piling up that suggests its…
April 4, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s Artemis II moon mission prepares for a host of science observations The Artemis II crew will spend about six hours on Monday observing the moon. Here’s what they’ll be looking for By Meghan Bartels edited by Claire Cameron The near side of the…
Hadrian’s Wall marked the northern border of Roman territory in ancient Britain HISTORIC ENGLAND/HERITAGE IMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Researchers are at odds over a claim that droughts helped trigger conflicts in late Roman Britain. Climatologists identified evidence of drought coinciding with unrest and battles, but historians say they have misread key written sources. The dispute highlights…
April 4, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is now closer to moon than Earth The third day of the Artemis II mission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts trek out to fly around the moon By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings An image…
Plug-in solar panels can easily be installed on balconies imageBROKER.com / Alamy Stock Photo The global surge in solar power is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the past 15 years, the cost of installing a solar system has dropped by 90 per cent and the technology now accounts for over 80 per cent of the…
April 4, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science The White House budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing By Max Kozlov, Dan Garisto, Edward Chen & Nature magazine The 2027 budget proposed by the administration of President Trump would make deep…
Michael Pollan: “Psychedelics have a way of smudging the windshield of experience” Cayce Clifford/Guardian/eyevine Author Michael Pollan has tackled plants, food and psychedelics in bestselling books including The Omnivore’s Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind. Now, he has taken on the thorny problem of consciousness. In his latest book A World Appears: A journey…
April 3, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is committed to the moon The second day of the Artemis II moon mission saw the crew perform a series of maneuvers that put the Orion capsule on course for the lunar far side By Claire Cameron…
Some of the thousands of trucks that transport soya beans down a road in the Amazon Lalo de Almeida/Folhapress/Panos The myriad ways in which deforestation in the Amazon could deleteriously impact the climate aren’t a new revelation. In fact, climate scientists and activists have long been sounding alarms about protecting the rainforest. Yet the Brazilian…
