- March 20, 2026
Influential vaccine advisory panel ACIP may be ‘disbanded’ after lawsuit, says former vice chair
March 19, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Influential vaccine advisory panel may be ‘disbanded’ after lawsuit, says former vice chair For
Maryland’s crabs are gluttonous cannibals, decades-long study finds
March 16, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Crabs are cannibalizing one another with surprising rapacity in parts of the Chesapeake Bay
24 mice launched to orbit in 2023. What happened to their bodies could help humans better survive in space
March 13, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm 24 mice launched to orbit in 2023. What happened to their bodies could help
What is the ‘acid rain’ in the wake of U.S. bombings in Iran?
March 10, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What is the ‘acid rain’ in the wake of U.S. bombings in Iran? Iranian
The age of animal experiments may be waning
Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are
GLP-1 diabetes medications lower risk of all kinds of substance use disorders, study finds
March 4, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm People who took GLP-1 drugs had lower risk of all kinds of drug and
Why mathematicians hate Good Will Hunting
I still remember the movie night when I first watched Good Will Hunting with my mom. Matt Damon played a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute
Head-to-head trial shows Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 orforglipron outperforms oral semaglutide
February 26, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Head-to-head trial pitting Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 against oral semaglutide underscores efficacy of weight-loss
Who should shovel the snow? This weird math puzzle can help
February 23, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Who should shovel the snow? This weird math puzzle can help Blizzards are a
FDA wants to make more drugs available over the counter, but experts have raised safety concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly mulling whether more prescription drugs should be sold over the counter (OTC) at pharmacies. In an interview