February 4, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Frigid air creates mesmerizing ‘cloud streets’ around Florida As temperatures plunged across the eastern U.S., a breathtaking cloud pattern took shape off the coasts of Florida By Andrea Thompson edited by Jeanna Bryner Mesmerizing “cloud streets” form over the southern U.S. As Arctic air…
An artist’s representation of qubits in the Quantum Twins simulator Silicon Quantum Computing An unprecedently large quantum simulator could shed light on how exotic, potentially useful quantum materials work and help us optimise them in the future. Quantum computers may eventually harness quantum phenomena to complete calculations that are intractable for the world’s best conventional…
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, boys are about three times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic than girls are. Scientists have sought an answer as to why that imbalance exists: some have argued it is to do with male and female brains; others have proposed that genetic differences or…
Meditation and a low dose of the psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT had very similar effects on a spiritual teacher janiecbros/Getty Images A master meditator has spent 15 years learning to quiet his sense of self – and brain scans suggest he achieved a similarly altered state with a powerful psychedelic. “There seems to be, with that low…
For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are on the verge of returning to the moon. The Artemis II mission is preparing to launch as soon as March 6 to bring four astronauts in a loop around the moon, marking the closest anyone has been to our natural satellite since the Apollo…
February 4, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Physicists trace particles back to the quantum vacuum Scientists have found “strange quarks” that originated as virtual particles that sprang from nothing By Clara Moskowitz edited by Lee Billings An illustration depicts pairs of strange quarks arising out of nothing in the quantum vacuum….
Nasal sprays target flu viruses at their main point of entry into the body Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images An antibody nasal spray has shown promise for protecting against flu in preliminary human trials, after first being validated in mice and monkeys. It may be useful for combatting future flu pandemics because it seems to neutralise any…
In mice, the oral bacteria F. nucleatum can travel to mammary tissue via the bloodstream, where it can damage healthy cells.
February 4, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Lung cancer hijacks the brain to trick the immune system Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study finds By Jacek Krywko edited by Tanya Lewis Lung cancer on the left pulmonary…
The female pelvis may become too narrow for vaginal childbirth, meaning that caesareans could become the only option for delivering babies. At least, that’s the claim made by a research team last year. Their calculations suggest that in Australia, Mexico and Poland, the average female pelvis is now 4.2 centimetres narrower than it was in…
