Scientific American Content: Global

Trump’s tariffs put a spotlight on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, which comprise a remote volcanic refuge for penguins and seals and a UNESCO World Heritage site

Bonobos’ grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 is a building-sized space rock

A trio of classified Russian satellites, called Kosmos, has sparked intrigue in space-tracking circles after an unidentified object was launched into orbit

Studying how extraterrestrials might communicate could help prepare for first contact and also hint at the point of language itself

Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change

The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf pups into wild dens. Then politics happened.

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could affect the unparalleled observatory

Beginning in the 1930s, the work—and eventually the life—of Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo, the Dominican Republic’s first female doctor, became threatened by the country’s then new dictator

To protect democracy and counteract the allure of authoritarianism, reduce people's sense of fear and insecurity, psychology research says

A long-awaiting report from CERN explores the feasibility of building a supersized successor to the Large Hadron Collider

The commercial astronauts onboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission are flying closer to Earth’s poles than anyone has before, offering an intriguing opportunity for auroral science

This temporary pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice, could regulate the heart less invasively

After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?

New Trump administration tariffs on imported goods could exacerbate a shortage of parts used by the energy industry

A natural experiment in Wales showed that a shingles vaccine might lower the risk of developing dementia

“The risks of remaining silent at this defining time are far greater than the risks of speaking out,” says one scientist regarding the Trump administration’s attacks on science

The spins of some early galaxies could be a clue that the entire observable universe exists within a black hole—except, that is, for all the evidence to the contrary

A long-simmering disagreement over the universe’s present-day expansion rate shows no signs of resolution, leaving experts increasingly vexed

At the heart of the Trump administration’s Signal scandal lies the familiar psychological pitfall of groupthink

A mysterious and often debated aspect of human sexuality colloquially known as “squirting” sparks controversy. This episode explores what research reveals.

The Trump Administration has fired four leaders and thousands of employees at the National Institutes of Health in “one of the darkest days”

The privately funded Fram2 mission is the first ever to take astronauts into polar orbit—and the latest sign of a “new normal” for human spaceflight

The National Institutes of Health said it pulled the policy because of language on diversity and inclusion, in line with directives from the Trump administration

Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted

Children ages four to seven demonstrate natural fact-checking skills when put to a test with zebras and space aliens

By burying an assessment with updates and recommendations about the U.S.’s current measles outbreaks, the CDC has signaled an alarming shift in its public messaging

Fram2, a first-of-its-kind private mission to send four astronauts into polar orbit around Earth, is about to launch

Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement’s 2 degree C goal and are examining how to maintain profits

Women shoulder most of the work in managing a family and tell us it’s exhausting, but some also say it has benefits

Despite fears that speaking out will make them targets, top researchers warn that the Trump administration’s “wholesale assault on U.S. science” will harm the nation

There are real, physiological reasons why the same temperature feels different in April and October

Intermittent fasting has gained a following, in part because of tantalizing hints that it can boost cognition, fend off cancer and even slow aging

A “Goldilocks” measure of green space might help stave off dementia, but an excess could lead to cognitive decline

Cuts to federal health and science agencies continue. Plus, we discuss the sounds of sharks, the meaning of Martian molecules and one big dino claw.

Researchers put forward a comprehensive model outlining the conditions that may give rise to the vivid mental phenomena that some people experience as they near death

Studies on COVID, climate change and South Africa are on the latest list of terminated grants by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, according to updated documents obtained by Nature

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings built to withstand temblors

Climate experts whose research is funded by federal grants hide, whisper and wait for their jobs to disappear

New data released by the EPA show that nearly half of people in the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals,” or PFAS

Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists are coping

In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm

Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby

A bioengineer highlights the potential of low-intensity ultrasound for multiple uses, from enhanced drug delivery to the brain to combating cancer

By going after Social Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Education, Donald Trump is signaling his belief that having “good genes” means not having a disability

Evidence of alien worlds goes back farther than you think

We’re taking you inside MIT.nano, a clean laboratory facility that is critical to nanoscale research, from microelectronics to medical nanotechnology.

As fires burned in Los Angeles this year, newer toxin monitors found contaminants that aren’t measured by standard methods. Now scientists and officials are pushing for better detection

Fat is one of the most active, dynamic organs we have. Why can’t we learn to love it?

The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to soar as new observatories come online