When UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna first began studying how bacteria fight virus infections, she had no idea it ...

New research shows how government planners can more accurately account for the cost uncertainties that come with switching ...

Iron-on patches can repair clothing or add personal flair to backpacks and hats. And now they could power wearable tech, too. Researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have combined ...

In hydrogen production catalysts, water droplets must detach easily from the surface to prevent blockage by bubbles, allowing for faster hydrogen generation. In semiconductor manufacturing, the ...

War on Science takes aim at science’s global culture wars. Edited by controversial physicist Lawrence Krauss, it argues ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté vegetables, add a nice crisp to some noodles, and more. Humans have been using olive ...

The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and data processing is driving a steady increase in global data center ...

Hole in the Sky, by Daniel H. Wilson, is one of Scientific American’s best fiction picks of 2025. In the novel, aliens talk ...

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...

Ant colonies act as one "super-organism" which works to ensure the survival of all, according to a team of scientists.

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The research used large datasets of Duroc and Yorkshire pigs to show how relatedness distorts standard measures of so-called ...