July is always the hottest month for the U.S., but Julys today are significantly hotter than they were when Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers declared the U.S. an ...

New archaeology has uncovered everything from musket balls to wig curlers at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first ...

Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. Our natural satellite is so familiar it’s easy to take it for ...

Female mammals have long thought to be born with all the eggs they would ever have, but new research is challenging that consensus ...

Trying to kill algae with chemicals is a common response when community ponds or other water features go green, but a ...

The space agency has put out a call for its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog, which recreates the challenges of a long-duration ...

But new research this week suggests that men may be significantly more likely to bonk than women. In a study published on ...

A heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend could put millions at risk of heat-related illnesses. Here’s what to do to stay ...

Mary Randolph is a news intern at Scientific American.

Chat apps, email, and cloud files have become the primary record of how power is exercised. Archivists are trying to preserve ...

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

The breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves, acting as ‘genetic archives’ ...