The science of why we’re obsessed with vampires
What vampire stories reveal about changing fears, identities and human nature Go to Story
Oldest known Mars rock is a ‘Rosetta stone’ for the Red Planet’s watery past
Blasted off Mars by a giant impact long ago, the meteorite Teghaza 001 eventually fell to Earth in the Sahara Desert. Now it’s revealing previously hidden chapters of Mars’s deep past Go to Story
Scientists can now rewire living brains
The tool could eventually lead to an entirely new approach for treating mental health Go to Story
Five things you need to know about the Trump administration’s rollback of methane regulations
The gas is a major driver of climate change Go to Story
Mathematicians find an infinite number of Ramanujan equations
Knots show how to generate infinitely many formulas of a kind developed by the visionary genius Go to Story
Can the world’s religions survive the existence of aliens?
Finding alien life could shake some people to their very souls, but different religions can take very distinct approaches to the existence of extraterrestrial life Go to Story
RFK, Jr., loosens restrictions for six popular peptides, bypassing the FDA
Under the new policy, compounded combinations of these unproven peptides can now be dispensed by certain pharmacies Go to Story
Landmark study finds three in four NFL players die with CTE
The staggering new estimate is based on an analysis of thousands of former players’ medical records Go to Story
Sci-fi horror collides with small-town politics in John Scalzi’s Monsters of Ohio
Scientific American talks to author John Scalzi about his tentacle-filled 20th novel, its balance of hope and cynicism—and the possibility of a Chappell Roan crossover Go to Story
Animal-borne Shamonda virus infects and kills a human for the first time
The potential for a wider outbreak is low, but experts are still investigating how the disease-causing virus leaped from animals to humans in the first place Go to Story