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Saturn’s moon Enceladus shows signs of life-supporting chemistry, fungi may have shaped Earth before plants, and repeat COVID infections raise long-term health risks for kids.
This Halloween discover how your candy choices can trick—or treat—the microbes in your gut.
Extreme weather is front-page news. But what are the phenomena behind the headlines?
This Earth Day three environmental experts share stories about times when environmental action succeeded in saving the planet—and explain why this can be done again
A look at what makes scorpions so deadly, why there’s hope for preeclampsia and how President Trump is gutting wind energy
In honor of SciAm’s 180th birthday, we’re spotlighting the biggest “wait, what?” moments in science history.
Why flu cases are spiking, how AI predicts disease from your sleep, and what surprising biomechanics lie behind woodpeckers’ powerful pecks.
Two decades after Katrina, we revisit the storm and discuss the evolution of hurricane preparedness since then.
Bird flu surges and a government shutdown collide, complicating efforts to track cases and protect flocks.
Alexis Hall reimagines Melville’s classic with space whales, AI intrigue and a bold queer twist that launches Moby-Dick into an entirely new sci‑fi universe