Escalating use of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT saps more and more power. Experts offer some tips on how to consume less.

The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East members at Scientific American on today’s decision to sell Springer Nature and lay off staff: “Earlier today in an all-staff meeting we ...

Strategic divestment of consumer media portfolio enables Springer Nature to focus on its core business Transaction supports the long-term development

Huge snakes, tiny snakes, poisonous snakes and constrictor snakes, snakes that slither, burrow or swim: New fossils and modern technology are tracing serpent origins

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As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation

Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts and more

They race, they leap, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for whom physical prowess is more than sport — it’s a matter of life and death.

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People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that ‘functional cures’ may be in reach.

From collecting whale snot to capturing surprising behaviors, aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.

The eight-legged weavers have been hunting insects for almost 400 million years, flaunting their long history in a rich array of architectures. Scientists are still figuring out the taxonomy of them a...

Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door. The Pulitzer...

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Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects

Canine and human cancers bear many similarities — studies in dogs are helping to develop treatments for both species

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