3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (703+ words) Up and down the Pacific coast, dead gray whales are mysteriously washing ashore—and scientists think they know why By Ainslie Cruickshank edited by Andrea Thompson As of mid-August, 187 gray whales have been found dead this year along the West…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (829+ words) Dozens of temporary gas turbines are powering SpaceXAI’s expansion—and fights over permits and pollution By Austyn Gaffney edited by Eric Sullivan SpaceXAI’s Southaven power plant feeds one of its data centers across the Tennessee state line in Memphis. By…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (304+ words) How many spaceports does the U.S. need? A new executive order calls for more than 1,000 U.S. rocket launches per year by the end of the decade. Rethinking the nation’s spaceports will be key By Elizabeth Howell edited by Lee Billings Forget boot…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1388+ words) How Wild Turkeys Made a Comeback from Near Extinction Wild turkeys once nearly disappeared, but today they’re thriving. By Kendra Pierre-Louis, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. For…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) This tiny raccoon turned trash into toys—and taught her family how, too The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin By Isabel Gil edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier It started when the pygmy raccoon dove into…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (264+ words) Scientists named this oddball creature after the Demogorgon from Stranger Things By Elizabeth Anne Brown edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Elizabeth Anne Brown is a freelance science journalist based in New Jersey. Her work has appeared in the New York…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (392+ words) Mathematician discovers how to fold the smallest origami doughnut How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper to make a doughnut? After decades, a mathematician has determined the most efficient technique By Manon Bischoff edited by…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (615+ words) School districts are banning AI, states are limiting educational technology in classrooms, and Meta will set new “school mode” restrictions — here’s what to know By Allison Parshall edited by Clara Moskowitz In New York City, teachers have two more weeks…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (895+ words) The fast-growing private-school network is handing much of instruction over to artificial intelligence. Researchers say the science is far from settled By Mary Randolph edited by Eric Sullivan When Carl Hendrick took his first ride in a Waymo, the self-driving…...