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Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Think of a top executive at a powerhouse company....

The Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan that was shut down in February, sparking a widespread baby formula shortage crisis, had...

NASA flight surgeon Josef Schmid flashes a famous 'Star Trek' gesture Oct. 8, 2021, as he is ... holoported on...

The best sports bras for running are essential for keeping your breasts supported and comfortable. Whereas a standard sports bra...

The Goldilocks zone gets its name from the fairy tale, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Goldilocks is a fussy little...

Cleopatra VII, often simply called "Cleopatra," was the last of a series of rulers called the Ptolemies who ruled ancient...

Gene therapy pioneer Richard Jude Samulski remembers when he avoided the words “gene therapy.” In the mid-2000s, he told people...

New research, published Feb. 17 in the journal Physiological Entomology, suggests that the palm-sized Joro spider, which swarmed North Georgia...

As Ukrainian researchers have feared for their lives and careers after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, mathematicians have been grappling over...

  Our teeth are vital to everyday function, but just how many teeth do humans have? While developing in the...