- June 21, 2026
Silicon Valley’s longevity biohackers are engaged in a dangerous experiment
In 2019, entrepreneur Bryan Johnson began to experiment on himself by taking daily injections of rapamycin. This immunosuppressant drug is typically used to prevent organ
The first Atlantic tropical storm of 2026 is here—and it used to be a Pacific cyclone
The first named storm of the Atlantic season is here—and it has formed from the dregs of the third named storm of the eastern Pacific
Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’
Ground squirrels spend many months in a winter slumber, and then awake ravenous and eat anything and everything in sight. A study of 700,000-year-old DNA
Obstetricians oppose CDC to recommend more shots for moms
A coalition of maternal health groups on Wednesday recommended four shots for pregnant people, including COVID and flu immunizations. The American College of Obstetricians &
‘Odd’ Gulf of Mexico earthquake rattles Florida and Cuba
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, with “reports of shaking across Southwestern Florida,” according
Anthropic warns AI may soon begin recursive self-improvement
The companies at the frontier of artificial intelligence should be ready to slow down, one of the fastest-moving among them says. Anthropic, the maker of
U.S. science must innovate or die, National Academy of Sciences president says
The past year has been “filled with turmoil” in science policy, National Academy of Sciences (NAS) president Marcia McNutt said on Tuesday during the annual
New protein-folding AI vastly expands on Alphafold’s efforts
May 30, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm New protein-folding AI predicts the structures of 1 billion proteins The new open-source atlas,
A quantum computing system’s perfect randomness could keep your secrets safe
May 27, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A quantum computing system’s perfect randomness could keep your secrets safe Generating and confirming
Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands
May 24, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands This teensy creature was