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- Has NASA already found life on Mars?
on July 27, 2026 at 5:30 pmIn searches for past and present Martian life, some scientists say we’ve been too cautious to see what’s right in front of us
- Can bees sense magnetic fields?on July 27, 2026 at 11:00 am
Magnetoreception is one of the most controversial animal senses. And several bee species might have it
- The best science books to read this summer, according to Scientific American editorson July 27, 2026 at 10:00 am
From ecohorror to science-inspired poetry, discover the books Scientific American staffers are recommending this summer
- 550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s museon July 26, 2026 at 10:00 am
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now scientists think they’ve solved how she died
- The math of traffic jams and how to avoid themon July 25, 2026 at 11:00 am
When the roads get crowded, many drivers start changing lanes. Mathematics suggests this intuition is typically wrong