Just nine months since its launch, NASA’s newest space telescope has unveiled a jaw-dropping map of the cosmos unlike any we have seen before. Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is a two-year-long mission designed to study the universe in infrared light. It began science operations in… Continue reading Get Lost in This Dazzling New Map of the Cosmos
Federal Disaster Assistance Was Never Intended to Make You Whole
Americans have long viewed the federal government—and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) specifically—as a frustrating-but-central pillar supporting individuals and households after disasters. What few people understand (until too late) is that assistance from the federal government is not going to replace everything lost in a disaster. By design, it never has. And for multiple… Continue reading Federal Disaster Assistance Was Never Intended to Make You Whole
Offshore Wind Farm in China Becomes a Haven for Oysters, Barnacles, and More, Study Finds
December 19, 2025 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Offshore Wind Farm in China Becomes a Haven for Oysters, Barnacles, and More, Study Finds A wind farm off the coast of China appeared to boost fish numbers and supported colonies of oysters and barnacles, according to new research By Claire Cameron edited by… Continue reading Offshore Wind Farm in China Becomes a Haven for Oysters, Barnacles, and More, Study Finds
How Many Souls Do Twins Have? And More Weird Questions
Podcast: Download MYS397: It’s Christmas week so we’re bringing you a special weird questions episode where Jimmy Akin answers questions like: Can identical twins share a soul? What happens if you’re excommunicated unfairly? Could a living soul possess someone else? Are demons capable of repentance? Are we insignificant in a vast universe—or still uniquely special?… Continue reading How Many Souls Do Twins Have? And More Weird Questions
A Real Negotiation Process
Mr. Trump has rightly turned international attention to ending the Russia-Ukraine war and taken important steps to open channels of communication at the highest levels. A key piece of the puzzle is still missing, however: a real negotiation process. The diplomacy we have seen thus far has been episodic, unstructured, and highly public. But the… Continue reading A Real Negotiation Process
How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA
In March 2025, in a preprint uploaded to biorxiv.org, Mansuy and colleagues reported that EVs in mice can transport certain RNAs, metabolites and lipids linked to early-life stress from circulating blood to sperm, with consequences for offspring. The offspring produced by these sperm cells had stress-related metabolic dysfunction as adults and bore the stress signatures… Continue reading How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA
When Government Steps Back, Preparedness Must Step Up
For decades, Americans have expected the federal government to take the lead when disaster strikes—coordinating response, funding recovery, and setting the standard for preparedness. That expectation is now being quietly but decisively upended. We’re in an era of federal retrenchment in disaster management, with Washington shifting more responsibility to states, local governments, tribes, and territories.… Continue reading When Government Steps Back, Preparedness Must Step Up
String Theory Inspires a Brilliant, Baffling New Math Proof
In particular, Katzarkov wanted to break the mirror image’s curve count into pieces, then use the mirror symmetry program to show that there was a corresponding way to break up the four-fold’s Hodge structure. He could then work with these pieces of the Hodge structure, rather than the whole thing, to show that four-folds can’t… Continue reading String Theory Inspires a Brilliant, Baffling New Math Proof
How Trump Changed America | RealClearHistory
Since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers, many have designated September 11, 2001 as the true close of the 20th century. That event indeed changed many things in the United States and in the world. It was a sign that the American-led global order established after World War II had become fragile… Continue reading How Trump Changed America | RealClearHistory
Catch the Last Meteor Shower of 2025—Right in Time for the Winter Solstice
December 20, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Catch the Last Meteor Shower of 2025—Right in Time for the Winter Solstice Sky watchers may be tempted out this weekend, when an underappreciated meteor shower will coincide with a new moon and the longest night of year for the Northern Hemisphere By Meghan… Continue reading Catch the Last Meteor Shower of 2025—Right in Time for the Winter Solstice