Author: Scientific American

Shaving under a minute off our daily commutes costs Americans $22 million daily

A controversial new ruling from the Federal Communications Commission leaves no one responsible for regulating light pollution and other ill effects from skyrocketing numbers of satellites

Most adults have levels of a dangerous type of cholesterol above 100, but this new drug can reduce levels to around 50

SpaceX is launching the latest version of its Starship megarocket for a test flight that—if all goes to plan—should look a lot like the last one

The new species, Colobus congoensis, may already be endangered

Case numbers of this parasite-caused illness have exploded in the last week. An expert explains how to try and stay safe

A new breakthrough pushes the limits of randomness, bringing a decades-old mathematical mystery closer to resolution

The White House nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to head the nation’s top public health agency

Indonesia is building a new capital city in the heart of Borneo to replace sinking Jakarta. As construction transforms one of the world's most biodiverse rainforests, scientists and their indigenous collaborators are racing to record the sounds of the forest—and preserve generations of ecological knowledge before it's lost.

Equipping spacecraft with X-ray machines could boost safety for long-duration spaceflights—like a crewed mission to Mars