Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Researchers identified a specific gene that influences how old we appear, shedding new light on aging beyond lifestyle and sun exposure.

How BioRender and CEO Shiz Aoki are turning a standard visual language for biology into must-have AI infrastructure, from ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

Though there were setbacks on climate change and funding for science this year, there was still plenty of amazing discoveries ...

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a nationwide conversation in the U.S. about how much people trust scientists and trained ...

Scientific studies on conversion therapy show that it's harmful and ineffective. All major medical and psychological associations oppose it. Every major medical and mental health organization opposes ...

Science isn’t always serious. Sometimes researchers ask questions that seem silly at first, like why toast lands butter-side down or how ducks stay dry. But these quirky experiments often lead to ...

The rise of "fake" science poses a serious threat to the integrity of academic research, a new study warns. A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ...

Project 2025, the sweeping right-wing blueprint for a new kind of U.S. presidency, would sabotage science-based policies that address climate change, the environment, abortion, health care access, ...

Emma R. Hasson is Scientific American’s Games ace and a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at the City University of New York ...