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Something extremely weird is happening to our galactic neighbor. Scientists think they know why

我们的银河邻居发生了极其奇怪的事情。科学家们认为他们知道原因

How the Project Hail Mary directors brought science to the big screen

《项目《Hail Mary》导演如何将科学搬上大银幕》

The math of March Madness brackets

“三月狂欢赛的数学”

Newly diagnosed kidney patients struggle with heavy burdens, from dialysis to distress

新诊断的肾病患者面临沉重负担，从透析到痛苦

Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come

现代火箭技术迎来百年——NASA称未来更精彩

There might be less water on the moon than we’d hoped

月球上的水可能比我们希望的要少

COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show

COVID在头两年中可能造成了比官方数据显示的多15万人死亡

The kids are all right

孩子们都很好

The math that explains why Y2K is back in fashion

解释Y2K为何重新流行的数学原理

Beyond weight loss—how the GLP-1 story is evolving

超越减重——GLP-1 发展的演变

SpaceX reaches milestone of 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit

SpaceX 达成 10,000 颗 Starlink 卫星在轨运营的里程碑

Scientists built a tickle robot to solve one of biology’s strangest mysteries

科学家们建造了一台挠痒机器人，以解答生物学中最奇怪的谜团之一

What are the best foods for a hangover, scientifically?

科学上，什么食物对宿醉最好？

The case for timing cancer treatments to daily circadian rhythms

将癌症治疗时间与日常生物节律相结合的案例

New drugs and treatments transform kidney care

新药物和治疗方法改变肾脏护理

April 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

2026年4月：来自50、100和150年前的科学历史

Poems: Math limericks

诗歌：数学打油诗

Readers respond to the December 2025 issue

读者回复2025年12月号

How the corpse flower evolved its bizarre traits

尸花是如何演化出其奇特特征的

The false positive paradox explains why you misjudge risk

虚假阳性悖论解释了你为何误判风险

Universe in chaos, Earth’s kids oddly fine!

混乱宇宙，地球的孩子们却异常安好！

The autism spectrum isn’t a sliding scale; 39 traits show the complexity

自闭症谱系不是一个滑动范围；39种特征展现了其复杂性

More kidney patients are having healthy babies after years of discouragement from doctors

越来越多的肾病患者在医生多年的劝阻后生下健康的宝宝

Can testosterone boost a woman’s sex drive?

睾酮能提升女性的性欲吗？

Scientists reveal why Rocky Mountain lakes are turning green

科学家揭示为何落基山湖泊变绿

Why there is a distressing rise in kidney disease

肾病为何出现令人担忧的上升趋势

Maryland’s crabs are gluttonous cannibals, decades-long study finds

马里兰州的螃蟹是贪食的食人者，数十年的研究发现

Judge temporarily blocks key parts of RFK, Jr.’s effort to overhaul U.S. childhood vaccines

法官暂时阻止RFK, Jr.改革美国儿童疫苗的关键部分

Landmark offshore wind farms come online in the U.S.

美国标志性 offshore 风电场投入运行

Deadly campus meningitis outbreak in the U.K. kills 2, sickens many more

英国致命校园脑膜炎疫情导致2人死亡，更多人感染