Author: Scientific American

The first hints that a new strain of avian illness is emerging could be found on this beach on Delaware Bay, where migrating birds flock. Here’s what virus detectives who return there every year know right now.

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

For more than a century, cars have meant freedom, escape and self-reinvention to Americans. Now Tesla’s forthcoming Cybercab makes us ask whether we can have the romance of the open road without actually driving it

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, but President Trump’s proposed budget cuts jeopardize the data-gathering efforts and other forecasting tools

Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets

As more men turn to testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for energy, mood and muscle, experts warn the risks are still not fully understood.

Data from beach cleanups show that banning or taxing single-use plastic bags makes a difference in ecosystems

Gaia, Europe’s Milky Way–mapping spacecraft, shut down earlier this year. It was arguably the most important—and most overlooked—astronomy project of the 21st century

The latest catastrophic explosion of a Starship upper stage is a significant setback for SpaceX