Summer is here—in April? Many East Coast states will see unusually hot days this week
Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New York cemetery
The whopping bee aggregation is one of the largest and oldest ever recorded, according to a new study
The real science of Pokémon
The Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by real animals and their ecology. It’s no surprise that so many scientists love to try and “catch ’em all”
New evidence links heart disease to inflammation—and drugs can stop it
Immune system overreactions may be the true culprit of cardiac illness—and lifesaving drugs can calm them down
Science crossword: Hot stuff
Play this crossword inspired by the May 2026 issue of Scientific American
How two mathematicians solved a cryptography mystery
The Diffie-Hellman key exchange secures everything from your text messages to government secrets
Mathematicians created an ‘impossible’ shape that shouldn’t exist
Scientists have designed a new kind of paradoxical shape
DARPA built an AI to fact-check enemy weapons claims
The SciFy program tests whether adversaries’ most outlandish scientific claims add up or fall apart
How to build a space hotel
With the rise of private orbital habitats, vacations in space are becoming a real possibility for the ultrawealthy
May 2026: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
Synchronous fireflies; Grand Canyon fossil footprints