The wobbly, lanky arachnids known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs may be overlooked as predators of small vertebrates such as ...

But more than half a billion years ago this wilderness was an ancient seafloor home to the wrinkled pancakes, fleshy fronds ...

The Trump administration warned that too much screen time for children is linked to poor sleep, bad behavior and less ...

A decade after Ebola vaccines changed outbreak response, a new epidemic in central Africa is caused by a strain the world ...

A deadly Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa is raising international alarm. Still, experts stress that the chance of a ...

The science of de-extinction does not exist, but Colossal Bioscience’s “artificial egg” is an interesting technical feat ...

NASA’s Psyche snapped images as it flew by Mars last week. The spacecraft used the planet’s gravity to give itself a boost on ...

A Bermuda high parked over the western Atlantic is pulling sweltering air up from the south, challenging records in parts of ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the ...

Denver’s hockey team is studded with stars, but training and playing the game some 5,000 feet above sea level may give their ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Why do we exist? This is arguably the most profound question there is and ...