Author: Scientific American

A deadly hantavirus outbreak occurs on a cruise ship, scientists warn that microplastics may be contributing to climate warming, and a retreating-glacier‑triggered landslide unleashed a massive Alaska tsunami

In an open letter, thousands of researchers criticized the White House’s firing of the research agency’s board as ‘an alarming attack’ on U.S. science

Some clinicians are pushing to broaden testosterone use, but there is debate about its benefits and risks

Scientists long assumed Venus’s harsh environment would quickly destroy artifacts from probe missions. But a new study makes a compelling case to the contrary

Here are some of the most fascinating facts about animal moms, from naked mole rats to giraffes and octopuses

Mini models of the uterus lining give insight into mystery of how it is shed without scarring

Universities that run the National Center for Atmospheric Research want to keep it from being dismantled

Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator of NASA’s Psyche mission, explains in her new book how lessons from interplanetary exploration can help people solve problems together

A fire covering at least five square miles burned through the exclusion zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster on Friday after two drones crashed into the area

The Pentagon has started releasing files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UFOs. Here are the images released so far