Wild axolotls are facing extinction. That’s the bad news. But take heart: Cutie-pie axolotls bred in captivity may be able to ...

The editors of Scientific American look to 2026 as a chance to peer into the future to see what science may be unfolding and what discoveries may lurk on the horizon. But the new year is also a chance ...

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Scientists discovered that common food emulsifiers consumed by mother mice altered their offspring’s gut microbiome from the ...

Clear out your shelves for a bumper new crop of books by authors including Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken, ...

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

The month brings a strong lineup of celestial sights, including a supermoon, meteor activity, and several close moon-planet ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

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China's LandSpace hopes to complete rocket recovery in mid-2026 Chinese rocket developer LandSpace plans to successfully recover a reusable booster in mid-2026, a company executive said in an ...