Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First, we have an update on measles cases in the U.S. South Carolina’s measles outbreak grew to nearly 1,000 cases last week, according to data from the state department of health. The outbreak,…
What is 29 + 14? Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is the same as 30 + 13, a much easier sum to calculate. Recent…
March 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Is the key to better aging all in our mind? Many older adults improve their physical and cognitive health over time, overturning the idea that aging equates to a decline By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner Xavier Bonghi via Getty Images Cheese and…
Artist’s reconstruction of Sonselasuchus cedrus in its environment, 215 million years ago Gabriel Ugueto An early relative of crocodiles spent its juvenile years walking on all fours, then stood up on two legs as an adult. Its arm and leg bones grew at different rates to enable this transition. “The forelimb starts out like 75…
March 5, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How to ‘spring forward’ for daylight saving time without leaving your body and brain behind As clocks spring forward, light and movement are cues for daytime wakefulness that can improve sleep and overall health By Matt Fuchs edited by Tanya Lewis Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images…
March 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Scientists created a digital library full of ants Using a synchrotron powered CT scanner, the Antscan project created an open-source digital library cataloguing thousands of 3D ant specimens By K. R. Callaway edited by Andrea Thompson Researchers created 3D renderings of hundreds of ant…
March 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The universe is filled with a cacophony of colliding black holes A new catalog of gravitational waves more than doubles the known number of these spacetime ripples By Claire Cameron edited by Clara Moskowitz MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images When black holes…
March 5, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Heart attacks are killing more young people—and more women A new study finds that heart attack deaths in U.S. hospitals are rising in people aged 54 and below, signaling a shift in cardiovascular issues in younger ages By Lauren J. Young edited by Tanya…
March 8, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Hoppers is a delight. But is it scientifically possible? Consciousness and animal communications experts weigh in on whether the mind-melding science in Hoppers could ever be possible By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron A still from the film Hoppers. Warning: This post…
Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up the field of biology, tracking what’s happening inside cells. Now these ubiquitous tools are getting a glow-up: their quantum properties are being harnessed…
