Claims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom captured the public’s imagination. Its retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule in the public ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. This Fourth of July some of the celebrants flocking to their local parks and waterfronts won’t be taking in the ...

Major changes hit a key CDC vaccine advisory panel, ocean acidification crosses a critical threshold, and new research reveals an unexpected threat to pangolins. First, I’ve got a quick dispatch ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. In the animal kingdom lifespans can stretch from mere hours to entire centuries, but that’s just the start ...

When nights stay hot, more people die, many from cardiovascular problems. But there are simple methods you can use to stay ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. The World Health Organization estimates that infertility impacts one in six adults globally. But when it comes to ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. About 317 billion times per year members of the U.S. public check the weather on their phones, TVs or some other ...

The small village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps was largely destroyed by a landslide that occurred as a result of the partial collapse of the Birch Glacier on May 28, 2025.

As president, Donald Trump pretty much checks all the warning boxes for an autocrat. Last September Scientific American warned of Trump’s “nonsensical conspiracy fantasies,” that he ...