December 16, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm RFK, Jr.–Backed Lyme Disease Conspiracy Theory May Be Probed under New Bill President Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders an investigation into whether the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease By Claire Cameron edited by Andrea Thompson Oleg…
December 16, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Ancient Bees Burrowed Inside Bones, Fossils Reveal Bones of now extinct species became a haven for bee babies thousands of years ago, scientists report in a first-of-its-kind discovery By Stephanie Pappas edited by Andrea Thompson Illustration by Jorge Machuky Thousands of years ago in…
December 16, 2025 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm New Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe Disease A novel influenza variant called subclade K appears to be driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations throughout the U.S. and other countries By Tanya Lewis edited by Claire Cameron Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group…
December 16, 2025 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The Arctic Is in Dire Straits, 20 Years of Reporting Show The Arctic has changed dramatically in the past 20 years, a new report shows, as temperatures skyrocket and ice rapidly melts By Andrea Thompson edited by Claire Cameron A polar bear (Ursus maritimus)…
China’s rapid deployment of solar power has helped cut emissions from the energy sector Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images 2025 may be the year that China’s greenhouse gas emissions begin a long-term downward trend – but right now that landmark is still hanging in the balance. China is the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide and…
Machine learning techniques that make use of tensor networks could manipulate data more efficiently and help open the black box of AI models.
December 16, 2025 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm January 2026: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago Killer bees; Mars volcanoes By Mark Fischetti edited by Jeanna Bryner 1976, Mars Volcanoes: “The Tharsis region is the most prominent volcanic region on Mars. This contour map, produced by the U.S. Geological…
Saturn and its rings, captured by the Cassini spacecraft NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Specks of dust from Saturn’s rings appear to float much farther above and below the planet than scientists thought possible, suggesting the rings are more like a giant dusty doughnut. The main structure of Saturn’s rings is extremely thin, extending outwards for tens…
Like a toy on a string, the timing of cat domestication has been a moving target. Now researchers have pounced on a new timeline suggesting that tame descendants of African wildcats left the continent more recently than thought. DNA from dozens of ancient cat remains in Europe and Turkey reveals that “domesticated” felines from as…
December 16, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How to See Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as It Swings by Earth One Last Time This week marks the last chance for backyard astronomers to see interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS before it races on its journey back to outer space By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna…
