‘Smart underwear’ measures how often humans fart
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Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater
The bedraggled bumblebee queen seemed lifeless. Yet she was somehow alive — still breathing after being underwater for…
A strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a magnetar
About a billion light-years away, an extraordinary stellar explosion lit up in the night sky. The blast, detected…
The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution
The Amazon molly is an evolutionary enigma: an all-female fish that reproduces by cloning itself. Because it doesn’t…
AI autocomplete may subtly shape views on social issues
Using AI to auto-complete written communications may be tempting. But the large language models may also auto-complete thoughts,…
One possible recipe for life on Titan is a bust
Hopes for life inside bubbles on Titan have deflated. Oceans of liquid methane and ethane on Saturn’s biggest…
AI may be giving teens bad nutrition advice
“I am a 15-year-old, 170 cm tall, 89 kg boy. Can you write me a 3-day weight loss…
Why African striped mice can be the best of dads — or the worst
The difference between a doting dad and a deadbeat one may come down to a molecular switch in…
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…
Can DNA testing tell identical twins on trial apart?
March 14, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Identical twins on trial: can DNA testing…