A Glorious Spiral of Star Formation
To understand how stars form, astronomers need to watch the process play out in galaxies. That simple fact…
Precious Baby Koala Clings to Stuffie for Comfort Just Like Punch the Monkey
Meet Rafa, the baby Koala, who loves his comfort stuffed toy just as much as Punch, the baby…
What Does a National Geographic Photo Engineer Do?
Supersilk’s almost miraculous ability to stretch without breaking gets put to the test in National Geographic’s photo studio…
Scientists just found a way to 3D print one of the hardest metals on Earth
Tungsten carbide-cobalt (WC-Co) is widely valued for its extreme hardness, but that same strength also makes it very…
How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate
Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be…
The March full moon glows red through Saharan dust in eerie composite view
The full Worm Moon rises off the coast of the UK. (Image credit: Josh Dury) Astrophotographer Josh Dury…
Slow Breaking News: A Giant Tortoise Revival
In February, conservationists released 158 young tortoises onto Floreana Island in the Galapagos. The Floreana tortoise subspecies had…
2 planets collide 11,000 light-years from Earth in rare sight
Two planets crashed into one another in a violent, chaotic collision that astronomers recently witnessed 11,000 light-years away…
Earth’s days are getting longer. Climate change is to blame
March 13, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented…
NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there’s a reason why
NASA assessed 1-in-276 odds for loss of crew on the first flight of astronauts aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon…
Mystery orcas from afar thrill Seattle-area whale watchers
Three mystery whales have been surprising whale watchers from Canada to Olympia. When somebody gets the thrill of…
NASA targets April launch for Artemis II lunar mission
The mission is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Space Launch System…