The secret superpower of Brazil’s vast savanna
You’ve heard of the Amazon rainforest, but have you heard of its neighbor, the cerrado?…
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The secret of how cats twist in mid-air to land on their feet
Falling cats seem to twist the front half of their body firstEvolve/Photoshot/ZUMAPRESS/Alamy When falling cats…
The beautiful Venetian plant with a secret climate superpower
Venice’s landmarks teem with tourists — so many, in fact, that the city has had…
Peeking Inside the Secret Lives of AI Chatbots
Ask an AI chatbot a question and you will get a polished, helpful answer. Ask…
Woodpeckers’ Secret Strength Revealed—Plus, Flu Surge, AI Sleep Predictions and CES 2026 Trends
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re…
The Pleiades Star Cluster Has a Secret Stellar Family
January 1, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe Pleiades Star Cluster Has a…
Human cloning: Could the super-rich be doing it in secret?
Could the super-rich be secretly pursuing human cloning?Juan Roballo/Shutterstock Over decades of covering the incredible…
The Secret Behind $1,000 Coffee? It’s All in the Poop
Scientists have finally cracked the code on why coffee beans plucked from civet droppings command…
How the CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Gave Up Its Final Secret
The 35-year-old saga of Kryptos, an enigmatic sculpture containing four encrypted messages outside the CIA…
Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Solar System’s Secret History
September 25, 20254 min readAsteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar…