A legacy of discovery. A future of innovation.https://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkuvkaiiqc2uIf you're looking forward to the Kentucky Derby today, consider spending part of your morning digging deep into the science and history of horse domestication https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/horse-domestication-story-gets-a-surprising-rewrite/02 May 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuvkaiiqc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkuuexjvt22uJust like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-octopus-brains-work-like-humans-or-is-there-another-way-to-be-smart/02 May 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuuexjvt22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkszy3uskk2uWhile there is no immediate danger, the crash highlights that space junk is increasingly expanding out of lower-Earth orbit https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-spacex-rocket-booster-may-be-on-track-to-hit-the-moon-in-august/01 May 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkszy3uskk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mksylwwm2s2uThis next-generation plane is made to go faster than sound without producing a full sonic boom https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-nasa-test-its-new-x-59-jet-designed-to-go-faster-than-the-speed-of-sound/01 May 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksylwwm2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mksx7x6src2uA draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation’s budget by 20 percent. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/us-lawmakers-vote-to-cut-science-spending-but-reject-trumps-sweeping-reductions/01 May 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksx7x6src2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkswctetxk2kRate limits on Claude and other tools could hint at a deeper squeeze on the chips, power and data centers needed to run advanced AI. Researcher Lennart Heim explains https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-ai-compute-crunch-and-why-are-ai-tools-hitting-usage-limits/01 May 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkswctetxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mksj2rlbe22kRepresentatives of more than 50 nations gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week at what was billed as the first global summit on phasing out fossil fuels. A panel of scientists will be advising them https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/at-shadow-climate-summit-on-phasing-out-fossil-fuels-scientists-are-center-stage/01 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksj2rlbe22khttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mksg5yh5ns25The “hydrogenobody,” a newly discovered structure inside microbial cells in cows’ gut, may play a key role in methane production, a new study suggests https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-just-discovered-what-is-fueling-cows-potent-burps/01 May 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksg5yh5ns25https://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mksehoxbek25Archaeologists have uncovered almost 3,000 silver coins so far—and more could come to light https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spectacular-viking-coin-hoard-discovery-is-likely-the-largest-in-history/01 May 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksehoxbek25https://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mksdd6ms6k2dToday on the pod, tracing how psychedelics have undergone a revival in the U.S. and what the White House’s new psychedelic push means for research https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/trump-ibogaine-and-the-science-behind-the-psychedelics-boom-in-the-u-s/01 May 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksdd6ms6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mks55eiaqs2dHappy Friday! That means it's time for our weekly science news quiz--let us know how you fare! https://www.scientificamerican.com/game/science-quizzes/01 May 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks55eiaqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkqis2px722mAn engineered E. coli strain survived after one amino acid was designed out of many of its ribosomal proteins—an early test of whether life’s chemistry can be simplified https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-use-ai-to-test-whether-life-can-run-on-only-19-amino-acids/30 Apr 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqis2px722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkqhcrluss2jHave you ever wondered whether you fart too much—or not enough?30 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqhcrluss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkqcqfpd5k23Rescuers had called off the effort to save “Timmy,” a humpback whale that had stranded in the Baltic Sea last month. But now a last-ditch attempt to move the creature by barge is underway https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-effort-to-rescue-timmy-the-humpback-whale-just-took-a-risky-turn/30 Apr 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqcqfpd5k23https://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkqbgyiz7223Researchers are perplexed by a galaxy that seems too large and too dusty for its place in cosmic history, less than a half-billion years after the big bang https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst-discovers-red-monster-galaxy-that-challenges-astronomers-understanding-of-the-early-universe/30 Apr 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqbgyiz7223https://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkpuormgu22nLos Angeles public schools are limiting computer use in classrooms over health concerns. But experts say that approach is missing the problem https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/should-schools-limit-kids-screen-time-the-science-is-murky/30 Apr 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpuormgu22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkpt4kzhic2hA recent experiment revealed that individual dark points on a light wave can move faster than the wave itself https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-faster-than-light-darkness/30 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpt4kzhic2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mkpr47c3gc2lScientist and medtech entrepreneur J. Craig Venter published the first bacterial genome ever decoded in 1995. The result heralded a new age of discovery for genetics https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/infamous-geneticist-and-decoder-of-the-human-genome-j-craig-venter-dies-at-79/30 Apr 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpr47c3gc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciam.bsky.social/post/3mknwxau3xk2jThe recent measles outbreak in South Carolina sickened nearly 1,000 people before public health officials got it under control. Vaccination can effectively prevent further spread https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/measles-outbreaks-can-end-but-the-danger-of-the-disease-doesnt/29 Apr 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknwxau3xk2j