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Chemistry

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Not all that tastes sweet is sugary

We’re naturally drawn to sweet foods and drinks. Scientists have designed several ways to make things taste sweet with little or no sugar.

By Bethany BrookshireSeptember 3, 2026

a selection of carbohydrates on a table: sliced bread, pasta, marshmellows, soda and juice, rice, potato chips, chocolate chip cookies and oats

Health & Medicine

The sweet truth about carbohydrates

By Bethany BrookshireSeptember 3, 2026

a s'more with a toasted marshmallow sandwiched between graham crackers and chocolate resting on a black surface

Chemistry

Experiment: Make your own marshmallows!

By Science BuddiesSeptember 1, 2026

Earth

An iceberg as seen from above and below the water

Oceans

Analyze This: Even as Earth’s oceans warm, one spot has gone cold

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic suggests that an important ocean current is weakening.

By Carolyn Gramling and Carolyn WilkeSeptember 30, 2026

Oceanographer Lily Dove stands in front of pack ice in Antarctica. She is a white woman with blue eyes and blonde shoulder length hair. She is wearing a red coat and blue hat.

Oceans

Seals helped this oceanographer study the Southern Ocean

By Aaron TremperSeptember 23, 2026

Oceans

Are major ocean currents moving to turn Earth into a snowball?

By Carolyn GramlingSeptember 17, 2026

Humans

a photo of a person wearing jeans and a white shirt from behind. They are covering their butt as if to stop a fart from coming out.

Humans

Burps and farts: Why the body is such a gas

People make a lot of gas, and it’s got to come out one end or the other. Understanding those farts and burps could tell us a lot about our health.

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 1, 2026

A leopard's ears and eyes peek out tall grass.

Archaeology

When we were prey

By Roberta McLainSeptember 24, 2026

Microscopy images of lung tissue showing blue cell nuclei and yellow coronavirus.

Health & Medicine

A protein building block may help fight viruses and cancer

By Meghan RosenSeptember 21, 2026

Life

A photo of a naked mole-rat held in hand.

Animals

Among naked mole-rats, a royal’s scent keeps the peace

The special scent made only by breeding queens keeps the commoners in her colony from fighting or reproducing.

By Libby RiddleOctober 2, 2026

Humans

Burps and farts: Why the body is such a gas

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 1, 2026

A photo of a manatee floating in the water and covering it's mouth.

Animals

Farting fish and tooting manatees — how some animals use gas

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 1, 2026

Math

a line of elephants walking across a plain

Science & Society

Scientists Say: Paradox

When gut instinct leads you astray, paradoxes can point the right way.

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 28, 2026

Computing

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

By Tejasri GururajSeptember 15, 2026

a monkey sitting outside in the sunshine turns to the right to look at the viewer

Animals

Monkeys might share our instincts for math

By Bethany BrookshireSeptember 14, 2026

Physics

a large white and blue shipping truck with the words "antimatter in motion" on the side pulls up to a building

Physics

Scientists Say: Antimatter

Most of the universe consists of ordinary matter. But not all. A tiny fraction is matter’s mysterious twin: antimatter.

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 21, 2026

Computing

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

By Tejasri GururajSeptember 15, 2026

a detailed image of the sun's surface with jagged lines and shades of orange swirls of plasma

Space

Plasma whirlpools on the sun could trigger solar flares

By Fechi InyamaSeptember 11, 2026

Science & Society

Scientists Say: Paradox

When gut instinct leads you astray, paradoxes can point the right way.

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 28, 2026

an illustration of a robot hand pressing a red exclamation point on a screen full of blue symbols

Artificial Intelligence

Space

Tech

Like an armadillo, a new soft robot rolls up to protect itself

By Stephen OrnesSeptember 25, 2026

Computing

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

By Tejasri GururajSeptember 15, 2026

Topics

Not all that tastes sweet is sugary

The sweet truth about carbohydrates

Experiment: Make your own marshmallows!

Analyze This: Even as Earth’s oceans warm, one spot has gone cold

Seals helped this oceanographer study the Southern Ocean

Are major ocean currents moving to turn Earth into a snowball?

Burps and farts: Why the body is such a gas

When we were prey

A protein building block may help fight viruses and cancer

Among naked mole-rats, a royal’s scent keeps the peace

Burps and farts: Why the body is such a gas

Farting fish and tooting manatees — how some animals use gas

Scientists Say: Paradox

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

Monkeys might share our instincts for math

Scientists Say: Antimatter

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

Plasma whirlpools on the sun could trigger solar flares

Scientists Say: Paradox

Uh oh! AI agents broke free and went on a hacking spree

Let’s learn about humanmade seismic waves

AI … in space!

Plasma whirlpools on the sun could trigger solar flares

This cosmic oddity blurs the line between planet and moon

AI … in space!

Like an armadillo, a new soft robot rolls up to protect itself

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

It’s a wonderful world — and universe — out there.

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