Batteries and the harnessing of solar energy have been around in one form or another for centuries, but only in 2016 did these technologies, arguably, become world-changing. This was when Elon Musk, before his controversial political career began, opened the first “gigafactory” in Nevada, producing advanced battery technology, electric motors and solar cells on a…
February 4, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA document reveals new Artemis II moon mission target launch dates for March NASA quietly updated its potential launch windows for its delayed moon mission. The agency is apparently now targeting March 6 to 11 By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner A NASA…
The “enormous revelation” that drugs can be used to prevent catching HIV has benefitted millions and helped slash transmission rates
February 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The AI boom is coming for the Switch 2 Data centers are eating up computing resources and pushing chipmakers toward AI-grade memory, tightening supply for Nintendo and other hardware makers By Eric Sullivan edited by Claire Cameron Silicon wafers like the one pictured here…
In the first decade of the 21st century, most scientists and policy-makers were focused on 2°C as being the highest “safe” threshold for warming above pre-industrial levels. But emerging research was beginning to suggest that even this was too severe, threatening sea level rise that would wipe out low-lying islands. In response, some scientists began to investigate the benefits of keeping…
February 5, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm These two habits are linked to more than a third of all cancer cases More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, a massive study finds By Gemma Conroy & Nature magazine Thom Leach/Science Photo Library/Getty Images Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide…
Trifluoroacetic acid can be found in surface water Silicon Quantum Computing Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a potentially toxic “forever chemical”, has more than tripled in the global environment in two decades due to refrigerants that are helping to close the hole in the ozone layer. The amount of TFA falling out of the atmosphere via wind…
February 8, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron Green auroral arcs extend…
Moltbook is a social network where only AIs can post Cheng Xin/Getty Images A social network solely for AI – no humans allowed – has made headlines around the world. Chatbots are using it to discuss humans’ diary entries, describe existential crises or even plot world domination. It looks like an alarming development in the rise of the…
February 5, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Weird new object escalates ‘black hole star’ debate Researchers have found what might be a little red dot transitioning into its final state, where x-rays burst through its gas cocoon. Others argue the object is nothing special By Joseph Howlett edited by Lee Billings…
