Science is known for precision, but sometimes the names it produces sound almost unbelievable. From oddly named particles to strangely labeled species, some terms seem more humorous than scientific.

Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical ...

Animal names are usually nothing special—bear, elephant, cat… you get the idea. Straightforward, familiar, and honestly a little boring. But some scientists clearly didn’t want to keep it that way, ...

As the global longevity and wellness market surges toward record valuations, a quiet crisis is brewing in the digital ...

It seems very strange, one month shorter than the rest, with only 28 days. And yet, no scientific law made it so. It appears ...

Freeze-drying is a case in point—a technology so fundamental to modern medicine that its absence would have rewritten the twentieth century, yet so invisible that few know its name or its makers.

The history of science is never neutral. How Ukrainian identity in physics was erased over decades and why the «Soviet school» is not the same as the «Russian school.» We are bringing the names of ...

There’s been a bunch of exciting research-focused AI labs popping up in recent months, and Flapping Airplanes is one of the ...

Chloracidobacterium validum – valid description of a new family and order of Acidobacteria BRAUNSCHWEIG, LOWER SAXONY AREA, GERMANY, February 18, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / — The Department of ...

Newly unsealed Epstein files have reignited scrutiny by surfacing high-profile names, disturbing testimonies, and fact-checked revelations, while courts and investigators continue reviewing documents ...

The claim spread after the Trump administration revoked a scientific finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten public health.

A tiny 3-millimetre crab has been discovered in Lakshadweep’s coral reefs. Named Galathea balasubramaniani, the species reveals how much of India’s marine biodiversity remains unexplored.