March 11, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm FDA declines to approve drug touted by Trump as a treatment for autism The FDA on Tuesday approved leucovorin as a treatment for a rare genetic condition, not for autism, as the Trump administration had suggested By Claire Cameron edited by Clara Moskowitz Sarah…
March 12, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The sun and thousands of its twins migrated across the Milky Way just in time The sun rode a massive galactic migration wave to the Milky Way’s suburbs By Jacek Krywko edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier The sun, and thousands of stars like it,…
March 12, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is exceptionally alcoholic This interstellar visitor is “bursting with methanol,” according to one scientist By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron An artist’s impression of Comet 3I/ATLAS is shown as it passes near the sun. Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is the…
March 12, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm ‘Like knives inside my body’: Endometriosis is hard to diagnose, but a new ultrasound simulator could help doctors better recognize the condition A company that makes surgical simulators released a tool to train clinicians to diagnose a deep form of endometriosis By Tanya Lewis…
March 15, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What Bugonia reveals about the real search for aliens In the Oscar-nominated film Bugonia, Emma Stone’s character is accused of being an alien. But would we know extraterrestrial life if we saw it on Earth? By Emma Gometz edited by Claire Cameron In Bugonia,…
At its core, Zootopia 2 is a defense of snakes. The Oscar-nominated sequel to Zootopia centers on an unlikely pair of animal police officers—Judy Hopps, a rabbit, and her fox partner, Nick Wilde—who together work to solve the mystery surrounding the family of a surprisingly lovable pit viper called Gary De’Snake. Along the way, they…
March 15, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time ‘Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing By Tosin Thompson & Nature magazine A ‘cryosleep pod’ in the 1979 science-fiction film…
March 15, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Spaceflight supercharges viruses’ ability to infect bacteria Viruses develop tricks to attack bacteria without the help of gravity By K. R. Callaway edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Escherichia coli bacteria went up against viruses on the International Space Station. Cavallini James/BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images…
March 12, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm War in Iran triggers an unprecedented disruption in global oil The conflict in the Middle East is causing the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the International Energy Agency says By Claire Cameron edited by Andrea Thompson Photo by…
NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), and A. Mahdavi (San Francisco State University) A few years ago, the internet caught alight with talk of a “vibe shift” in what counts as cool. Skinny jeans and minimalism were out; baggy trousers and messy hair were in. Cue a minor panic for ageing…
