As a teenager, I loved reading my horoscope in gossip magazines. But even then my friends and I knew it was nonsense. For us, this was a fun pastimes for bored teens. So I was surprised when my hairdresser recently asked me my star sign. When I shared my opinion on astrology and horoscopes, she…
For many of us, obsessing over how much sleep we get is a favourite pastime. Largely, that’s thanks to the emergence of the sleep industry, offering everything from wearable trackers to assess sleep quality to melatonin gummies that hasten slumber – but are we looking at this all wrong? Sleep rules of thumb have become…
March 8, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Daylight saving time hit you like a brick? Here’s how to cope better Losing an hour of sleep to daylight saving time is not good for you, but there are ways you can help yourself bounce back By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner…
Can magnesium supplements help with sleep or energy? Maria Korneeva/Getty Images In the 1600s, wealthy people in England flocked to a well on Epsom Common that was said to contain healing water. It had a bitter taste but a strong laxative effect that provided welcome relief from their rich, meat-heavy diets. “People coming there took…
March 5, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm IBM scientists unveil the first ever “half-Möbius” molecule, with the help of quantum computing A team at IBM Research has assembled a strange new ring-shaped molecule that bends around like a more complicated Möbius strip By Joseph Howlett edited by Lee Billings The newly…
Qunnect’s Carina rack for quantum entanglement Qunnect Mehdi Namazi wants to sell you quantum entanglement. He and his colleagues at Qunnect have spent nearly a decade building devices that make sharing quantum-entangled particles of light, or photons, practical enough to be used for unhackable communication. At Qunnect’s headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, large tables are…
March 5, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Death Valley doesn’t look so dead after all in these stunning new images of the desert in bloom This year’s Death Valley flower bloom is the greatest since 2016, according to the U.S. National Park Service. See it for yourself By Jackie Flynn Mogensen…
A new science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky is out this month Roberto Ricciuti / Getty Images March is lining up to be packed with treats for science fiction fans. For starters, we get to return to the universe of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series, this time in the company of a huge mantis…
March 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Koalas show how species can bounce back from genetic bottlenecks Scientists have discovered a potential path out of devastating genetic bottlenecks that could help these Australian animals, as well as many other vulnerable and endangered species By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson Without…
Investing in women’s health is investing in their lives Gates Archive When I was a paediatrician in my native Karachi, Pakistan, I treated so many babies who were born too early because of preeclampsia. They fit in the palm of my hand, their little chests working hard to breathe. We couldn’t always save them. Pregnancy…
