Laila Petrie, Jen Christiansen, Amanda Hobbs
Maia Szalavitz
SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features the last male northern white rhino socializes with a southern white rhino. Since his death in 2018, the northern subspecies is functionally extinct after decades of illegal killing for their horns. A study from the Greater Kruger region of South Africa offers some hope for remaining rhino species, proving that dehorning operations can achieve poaching reductions under certain circumstances and in conjunction with other interventions.
Area-based conservation is not sufficient to protect the ocean’s most highly mobile species
Sodium in the lithium anode promotes fast discharge in a solid-state battery
Tellurium nanowire networks could open up new avenues for artificial vision
An intimate look at a puffy exoplanet and its nearest star has revealed its tragic destiny.
Some birds master the fine art of manoeuvring beak, feet and body weight to turn on a tap.
Mutation in an enzyme leads to resistance to chronic and acute pain, according to research in mice.
Discrepancy between models and measurements is resolved by peering into plumes emitted from power plants and other industrial facilities.
Freeze–thaw cycles in an icy pond could let an enzyme copy RNA double helices indefinitely — suggesting one way in which evolution could have begun.
Climate change is lengthening the gap between snowmelt and vegetation growth.
Temporary device records eye movement and brain activity to monitor mental strain.
Genomic evidence suggests that the bloodsuckers might have been among the first urban insect pests.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (June 3, 2025): The special edition issue features ‘Into The Quantum Realm’….
New discoveries demystify the bizarre force that binds atomic nuclei together
Researchers are racing to create codes so complex that even quantum computers can’t break them
Electrons swarm in a soup of quantum entanglement in a new class of materials called strange metals
A pair of telescopes picking up reflected light achieve a performance 14 times better than a single telescope can manage alone.
Ash spread by violent eruptions in South American sequester carbon in the soil.
The humpback whale has the whale equivalent of nearsightedness, which puts it at risk of being snarled in fishing gear.
NATURE MAGAZINE (May 7, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Relative Gains’ – Complete genome sequences for six ape species offer insights into human evolution…
The treatment, which aimed to block production of a mutant protein, reduced the frequency of infant’s seizures, but did not improve neurological impairments.
The stone fragments had been discovered inside ‘Handprint Cave’ in Belize alongside other artefacts suggestive of ritual use.
Lithium that pooled in a volcanic caldera in the western United States had no way out, thanks to a lack of rivers.
Over time, young fringe-lipped bats learn how to distinguish the calls of palatable frogs from those of toxic ones.
Two studies show the extent of gunshot wounds inflicted by police and link certain police-department policies with a lower death toll.
Tecovirimat, which has been approved to treat mpox, was no better than a placebo in a large trial.
Carbonate mineral is long-sought evidence of conditions that supported liquid water.
Like the Star Wars planet, a distant world follows a path around two stars, both of them small, cool bodies called brown dwarfs.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE (April 15, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Mind Stretching Shapes’ – The loops, knots and structures pushing the boundaries of math…
Rachel Crowell, Violet Frances
Hannah Nordhaus
SCIENCE MAGAZINE (April 3, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Sounds Like Imaging’ – Thin sound sheets visualize living opaque organs…
Multiple companies aim to build pilot plants using twisted magnets
Skeletons from an ancient, lush interlude offer genetic peek at a lost population
Study is the first to show an animal combining different calls to make new meanings
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