
To Save Patients from Extreme Heat, a Hospital Is Turning to AI
AI could be used to comb through electronic health records and warn vulnerable people about dangerous heat waves
To Save Patients from Extreme Heat, a Hospital Is Turning to AI
AI could be used to comb through electronic health records and warn vulnerable people about dangerous heat waves
Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky
This planet triggers flares on its star—spelling its ultimate doom
How China Could Win the Race to Return Rocks from Mars
Launching in 2028, China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts
For Dolphins, Echolocation May Be More Like ‘Touching’ Than ‘Seeing’
Dolphins seem to “feel” their way across the sea with narrow, sweeping beams of sonar
AI Could Broaden the Applications of Entertaining Drone Shows
AI can allow engineers to focus on artistry over technical details for drone shows
See The 4 Books Scientific American Loved Reading In June
Here's a collection of exclusive book recommendations, from slithering snakes to a river's impact, for your summer reading lists, curated by Scientific American
Top Website for Crucial U.S. Climate Information Goes Dark
Links to the U.S.’s most comprehensive climate reports—the National Climate Assessments—disappeared from the Internet on Monday, along with the official government website that houses them
Could China’s New GLP-1 Drugs Beat Out Ozempic?
GLP-1 drugs currently being tested in China target complications associated with obesity such as heart disease, fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes
Russia’s Space Program Is Another Casualty of the War in Ukraine
To achieve its ambitious plans for missions to the moon and beyond, Russia needs other spacefaring nations as partners. But the war in Ukraine is making that help increasingly hard to find
See Earth’s Forests as Never Before in Biomass Satellite’s First Images
New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems
Astronomers Brace for 10 Million Alerts a Night from Rubin Observatory
Astronomers have never had this much data available this quickly before
Summer Learning Loss Happens, but Kids Quickly Recover
During the summer, kids can forget some of what they learned during the school year. They recover quickly, but here are some tips to stem the slide