Author: Scientific American

Scientists have used the tragic reality of roadkill to study the spread of invasive species, track animals’ dining habits and even discover new species

Experts say that to win a game like The Traitors, competitors should look for verbal clues over physical ones—and be friendly and open

Astronomers captured this stunning image of the Milky Way’s center, revealing a web of gas, dust and stars in extraordinary detail

On Tuesday the U.S. president largely steered clear of his administration’s health care agenda amid a broader push to downplay antivaccine efforts ahead of upcoming midterm elections

The disclosure comes about a month after NASA made the decision to evacuate the four members of Crew-11 from the International Space Station

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness

Former Harvard president Larry Summers will step back from his teaching and faculty positions at the end of the academic year

A new projection study estimates that nearly a third of women aged 22 to 44 will have been diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease by 2050

Richard Axel resigned from his post co-leading Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute over his long ties to Jeffrey Epstein

A new study explains why basketball shoes make a high-pitched squeaking noise when they rub against the hardwood. The ridges on the sole hold the key