Physicists artificially slowed down time to reveal the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect, a consequence of special relativity. This image from the experiment shows a sphere seemingly moving at 99.9 ...

As acceptance rates to Ivy League schools continue to plummet, honors colleges and programs are emerging as a popular—and elite—plan B. Here, 15 universities with the best honors programs.

Raphael Gomes conducts science experiments using everyday food, discovering unexpected reactions and results.

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Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical ...

Five big European military powers have launched a joint effort to build cheap drone defenses and autonomous drones, using ...

In the 1930s, the Switzer brothers stumbled onto a way to mimic fluorescence. That led to Day-Glo, which has been making the world a brighter place ever since ...

Using gold flakes, salt water, and light, scientists have made the universe’s invisible binding forces visible in color. The discovery opens new possibilities for studying how matter organizes itself ...

Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...