The once-fringe quantum Many Worlds theory now seems much more likely
Readers respond to the June 2026 issue
Letters to the editors for the June 2026 issue of Scientific American
These extreme cosmic explosions are breaking physics
Astronomers are finally figuring out what powers mysterious gamma-ray bursts
Can AI predict whether you’ll die from cancer from just an image of your face?
Researchers tasked an algorithm with predicting cancer patients’ risk of dying. For some people, it was shockingly accurate
Japan launches a probe to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos
The Martian Moons Exploration mission will aim to bring back samples from Phobos
Alarm grows over Russian satellite’s provocative approach to U.S.-owned satellite
How close is too close for encounters between sensitive spacecraft orbiting Earth? With a mysterious approach to another satellite, Russia’s military may be trying to find out
How what we see and hear feed together to help us understand emotions
The emotions themselves may be more important than the senses we use to perceive them
The first mission to sample Mars’s moons launches today
For the first time ever, a spacecraft will travel all the way to the Mars system and return. But first, it has to get through the launch
Biohackers say this supplement lets you drink coffee at night. No one knows if it’s safe
Rutaecarpine is touted as a fix to rapidly flush caffeine out of the body, but it may be toxic when mixed with Tylenol
The mechanics of honeybee stingers, microplastic health risks and new findings on postmenopausal ovaries
New research reveals how bee stingers work, why microplastics may be harmful and what postmenopausal ovaries are doing decades later