January 14, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Scientists Find Extinct Rhino DNA in Wolf Pup Mummy’s Stomach Scientists have sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from remains found in the stomach of a naturally mummified Pleistocene wolf pup By Jeanne Timmons edited by Andrea Thompson An artist’s depiction of…
Tyrannosaurus rex was a late bloomer Science Photo Library / Alamy The largest-ever analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils suggests the giant and fierce Cretaceous predator was a late bloomer, taking 35 to 40 years to reach maturity. The findings also further the debate about whether there were several T. rex species instead of just one…
January 14, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Trump Administration Reportedly Slashes $2 Billion in Mental Health and Addiction Funding Experts say these reported cuts to federal grants will exacerbate the U.S.’s addiction crisis By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron dragana991 via Getty Images The Trump administration has reportedly slashed…
AI is able to bring together dozens of small physical details to help diagnose mental illness Bratislav Milenković “It seems like this past week has been quite challenging for you,” a disembodied voice tells me, before proceeding to ask a series of increasingly personal questions. “Have you been feeling down or depressed?” “Can you describe…
For more than five decades, the Clean Air Act has prevented millions of premature deaths, hospitalizations, and lost work and school days. By one official reckoning in 2011, the act’s limits on harmful pollution has benefited the U.S. economy to the tune of $2 trillion by 2020, in contrast with $65 billion in costs to…
The Chao Phraya river delta in Thailand is one of the fastest-sinking regions in the world Chanon Kanjanavasoontara/Getty Images The world’s most economically and environmentally important river deltas are sinking, putting millions of people at risk of flooding. In most cases, the sinking of river deltas poses a greater threat to the communities that live…
This dino had a penchant for pilfering eggs. A new analysis of a roughly 67-million-year-old fossil forelimb and claw suggests that a rare group of diminutive Mongolian dinos may have evolved to steal and eat eggs. The “remarkable” appendage was distinctive enough to classify its owner as a new genus and species, Manipulonyx reshetovi, researchers…
January 14, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Horses Can Smell Your Fear, Bizarre Sweat Study Finds Horses that were presented with cotton pads soaked in a scared human’s sweat showed more signs of fear themselves By Marta Hill edited by Claire Cameron Camille Loiseau/500px via Getty Images Horses can smell human…
The woolly rhino was one of the icons of the last glacial period The History Collection / Alamy A genome reconstructed from a tiny piece of flesh found in the stomach of a wolf pup that died 14,400 years ago suggests that woolly rhinos were still genetically healthy even as they faced imminent extinction. No…
For a plant growing on the forest floor, a beam of light from an opening canopy can be concerning. But new research suggests that plants growing together may be able to warn each other about such stressful events by touching their leaves, becoming collectively more resilient as a result. “It’s sort of like an alarm,”…
