You’ll never hold antimatter in your hand: the stuff annihilates upon contact with matter. But physicists have now managed to trap a single particle of it for a month—and the feat could help solve one of the universe’s deepest mysteries. sciam.com/article/physicists…

For all the night owls out there, the Orionids meteor shower is here to light up the dark October sky. The shower peaks on October 21-22, with the best chance of catching a shooting star after 3 A.M. sciam.com/article/see-the-or…

Republican congressional candidate Tom Stalcup, who holds a Ph.D. in physics, is facing a steep climb in a blue district. In an interview, he criticizes his party’s stance on climate change and accuses both parties of putting politics before science. sciam.com/article/republican…

What can an alien slime mold teach us about being human? Annalee Newitz’s new book, A Wall Is Also a Road, tries to find out. Tune in to her conversation about consciousness, alien life and the things that we get wrong when we talk about Pompeii.   sciam.com/podcast/episode/a-…

Christina Applegate just revealed that she was misdiagnosed with MS in 2021—experts explain why this kind of mistake can happen much more often than you think sciam.com/article/christina-…

A National Science Foundation grant that helps researchers buy scientific equipment was supposed to open for submissions on October 15. But the date has come and gone, leaving scientists in the dark sciam.com/article/scientists…

It’s not easy being green if you’re a star—but it’s not impossible, either. A new study of white dwarfs reveals these strange stars can display many odd colors: yellow, pink, purple or even a subtle shade of chartreuse. sciam.com/article/green-star…

50 years ago The Selfish Gene became an instant bestseller, bringing evolutionary biology back into cultural conversation and catapulting its author, Richard Dawkins, to global fame. Yet today scientists are still debating its core message. sciam.com/article/the-selfis…

Here’s why physicists are taking this once-fringe multiverse theory seriously. sciam.com/article/why-we-pro…

Your brain is a prediction machine. Can it cope with a world in chaos? sciam.com/article/how-your-b…

Scientists who previously worked on fusion inside the U.S. nuclear labs and their colleagues built the private company Pacific Fusion. Now the government is turning to their new machines for help conducting research on its nuclear arsenal. sciam.com/article/how-a-fusi…

The ocean’s size makes oceanic carbon removal an enticing method to battle climate change. But researchers are finding that once treated seawater disperses into currents and tides, proving how much CO₂ was removed becomes enormously difficult. sciam.com/article/inside-the…

Come dig into the SciAm archives with us. This month a few of our favorite gems from past November issues include a look at the evidence for life on Mars and our 1876 editors’ exploration of “reprehensible” deception among artificial butter sellers. sciam.com/article/november-2…

A radical new theory about energy and mitochondria could explain chronic disease and aging. sciam.com/article/the-provoc…

The algorithms that run your feeds on social media are like “heat-seeking missiles that identify psychological vulnerability,” one psychologist told SciAm associate editor Allison Parshall. sciam.com/article/our-love-h…

Social media addiction is real. Here’s how to get sober. sciam.com/article/were-addic…

Have you ever wondered how uranium enrichment actually works? These graphics explain all. sciam.com/article/a-graphic-…

Read an original poem about the mathematical power of the number two. sciam.com/article/poem-life-…

Play this crossword inspired by the November 2026 issue of Scientific American. sciam.com/article/science-cr…

The universe’s biggest explosions are a puzzle, and understanding what powers them could rewrite physics. sciam.com/article/these-extr…