
Levoit Sprout air purifier review — Baby-friendly solution to airborne pollutants
Efficient, smart-enabled, and thoughtfully designed, the Levoit Sprout air purifier is a great choice for small nurseries and toddler rooms.
Efficient, smart-enabled, and thoughtfully designed, the Levoit Sprout air purifier is a great choice for small nurseries and toddler rooms.
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.
OpenAI is still reeling from the hugely disappointing launch of its long-awaited GPT-5 model. It's being pelted with lawsuits from left and right, for alleged crimes like mass copyright violations and colluding to ice out its competitors. More than ever, it's being criticized for its chatbot's alarming proclivity to not only give dangerous advice, but convince people to actually take it with its beguiling and sycophantic charm. Behind the scenes, things aren't looking any better. Tens of billions of dollars in investment hangs in the balance for the Sam Altman-led company as it struggles to squirm out from under the […]
A tiny engine comprised of a glass bead zapped with electric fields behaves as if it is operating 2000 times hotter than the sun
"Biological aging tests," also called aging clocks, can predict your risk of age-related disease, disability, early mortality and more — but are they ready for prime time?
The first light from the explosion that was the death of a massive star in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud reached Earth on Feb. 23, 1987. Supernova 1987A’s proximity gave astronomers unprecedented access into the final stages of stellar life, and in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope began taking high-res images of the former star. Continue reading "Aug. 29, 1990: Hubble sees Supernova 1987A clearly" The post Aug. 29, 1990: Hubble sees Supernova 1987A clearly appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .
As humans expand into space, how we'll continue to expand the species remains an important question.
Genetic and anatomical data reveal how the human pelvis acquired its unique shape, enabling our ancestors to walk on two legs
There's more to being a Vulcan than prosthetic ears and playing it straight.
The Vanishing Lake in Northern Ireland's County Antrim can be full in the morning and empty a few hours later, thanks to an underground drainage system that scientists still don't fully grasp.
The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.
A survey of Scientific American ’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics
A new fiber computer contains eight devices that work together as a single computing entity, and scientists want to weave many of them so they can work together as cohesive smart garments.
AI can transfer strange qualities through seemingly unrelated training—from a love of owls to something more dangerous
Superluminal velocities are common but illusory
Scientists have identified a new giant lizard, Bolg amondol, from Utah’s Kaiparowits Formation, named after Tolkien’s goblin prince. Part of the monstersaur lineage, Bolg reveals that multiple large lizards coexisted with dinosaurs, suggesting a thriving ecosystem. Its discovery in long-stored fossils underscores how museums hold hidden scientific gems.