ZAQS.ORG

Thursday, September 10, 2026 11:12 PM ET

Scientific American - Top Stories

Should private buyers be allowed to own scientific specimens?

1 month ago

The Pacific is being beset by hurricane after hurricane-why is the Atlantic so quiet?

11 hours ago

El Ni o fuels wildfires in Indonesia, sickening some 100,000 people

8 hours ago

Indonesian volcano erupts with enough force to see from space

12 hours ago

The planet Mercury is shrinking far faster than we thought

14 hours ago

August 2026 ties for hottest month ever recorded

17 hours ago

AI may have just solved a million-dollar math problem. The field will never be the same

2 days ago

Scientists unlock new clues to what a mysterious ancient human ancestor looked like

1 day ago

Do birds enjoy flying? Scientists asked cockatoos

2 days ago

OpenAI claims blockbuster math breakthrough amid swirl of controversy

2 days ago

The summer AI ate math

13 hours ago

There are just five perfect shapes in math-here's why

2 days ago

It's Time to Stand Up for Science

21 days ago

Something unique seems to be happening to the brain in menopause

2 days ago

New maps reveal hidden landscapes inside a prehistoric supercontinent

1 day ago

This cosmic particle was never meant to reach Earth. Now scientists think they finally know why it did

2 days ago

OpenAI's latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts say

1 month ago

These strange celestial objects have been hiding in plain sight for decades

1 day ago

New Google DeepMind atlas could transform our understanding of genetic diseases

2 days ago

Music helps soothe the brain when we are stressed

2 days ago

Gray whales are washing up dead on the West Coast. The reason is alarming

1 day ago

Nature may have a preferred tempo

3 days ago

View all Discussions

3 months ago

The data center backlash comes for SpaceXAI's Colossus

1 day ago

Fog may be hiding secret ecosystems

1 day ago

Mathematicians discover the worst way to hang a painting

5 days ago

New science shows we crave both close friends and large networks

1 day ago

Bosses are using AI to spy on employees' productivity-does it work?

2 days ago

How many spaceports does the U.S. need?

3 days ago

September 2026 - Issue

21 days ago

Sign up for the New Issue Alert

3 months ago

How introverted or extroverted you are may influence how you use AI

3 days ago

Have we finally found dark matter?

9 days ago

The strangest sky in the galaxy

6 days ago

This quirky spot in space is where NASA's Roman Telescope will call home

9 days ago

Why the Grand Canyon flash flood was so devastating

9 days ago

Was this record-setting encryption crack a fluke-or the new normal?

6 days ago

NASA's Roman Telescope lifts off, starting a mission to explore the universe's biggest mysteries

11 days ago

Can technology optimize companionship? A novelist imagines the extreme answer

6 days ago

2026 Ig Nobels honor cockroach milk, interspecies kissing, taunting venomous snakes, and more

6 days ago

Ten cosmic discoveries we'll get from NASA's Roman Space Telescope

13 days ago

See last night's 'blood moon' eclipse from around the world

13 days ago

'Unparalleled' study finds psilocybin protects against nerve damage from chemotherapy

7 days ago

What caused the Nepal disaster-and why climate change could make these events more likely

14 days ago

New NASA photos reveal 16 galaxies from across the cosmos in dazzling detail

14 days ago

Top medical leaders urge Americans to get their flu and COVID shots in lieu of CDC vaccine campaign

8 days ago

Why this Canadian island appeared to disappear

8 days ago

Could GLP-1 weight-loss drugs help you live longer?

8 days ago

U.N. admits exceeding the 1.5-degree-Celsius global warming target is 'unavoidable'

8 days ago

The murky science behind human growth hormone peptides

9 days ago