A volcanic eruption on Io photographed by the Galileo spacecraft NASA/JPL/DLR Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted all at once in a cataclysm of lava. This means that they are probably all connected to the same underground magma network, which will help solve the mystery of Io’s insides. At the end of 2024, researchers…
When Terra Field started taking Wegovy for weight loss in 2022, she finally understood what satiety truly felt like. “It felt the way I thought my body should have been operating the entire time,” says Field, who adds that she has dealt with constant food cravings and binge eating since childhood. Field, now age 43,…
There are lots of reasons to exercise, but it may not lead to weight loss as much as we have been led to believe Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg 5+/Alamy Exercise is tremendously beneficial for our health in many ways, but it’s not that effective when it comes to losing weight – and now we have the…
February 6, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm RFK, Jr. just claimed the keto diet can cure schizophrenia. Here’s what the science says Preliminary studies suggest that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reduce schizophrenia symptoms in some people, but claiming it’s a cure is misleading, experts say By Claire Cameron edited by…
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN could be affected by UK spending cuts Traczyk, Piotr/CERN 2021-2024 UK scientists are warning of a “catastrophic” impact on physics research due to budget cuts at public funding bodies. Research groups around the country face average cuts of 30 per cent, but have been asked to plan for up…
Winters are long and frigid in North Karelia, a Finnish state on the Russian border. Many locals pass the time sitting on a frozen lake, fishing pole in hand. Once settled into a cozy spot, fishers must decide how long to stay put before braving fierce winds and knee-deep snow to trek to a new…
When the universe first burst into being, all of space was a cosmic cauldron filled with a roiling, fiery liquid of fundamental particles heated to trillions of degrees. But this seething primordial soup—the stuff of future galaxies, stars, planets and people—only lasted a few microseconds. Matter’s more ordinary building blocks, protons and neutrons, settled out…
Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelf NASA/Brooke Medley A large and fast-melting glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically since 2017. This may be a sign that the floating ice shelf in front of it is no longer helping to hold back the ice. Pine Island glacier…
In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones. Her eyes are slightly averted, and she’s holding a communication tablet and a fidget spinner — all outward signs that represent some of the different ways autistic people experience the world. The doll, designed with expertise…
February 6, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Snakes on a train? King cobras may be riding the rails in India A new study suggests king cobras may be accidentally boarding trains across India By Richard Kemeny edited by Andrea Thompson A king cobra of a species close to the one that…
