
Which Pie Gives You the Biggest Sugar Rush: Pecan, Apple or Pumpkin?
Scientific American asked experts which type of Thanksgiving pie spikes blood sugar the most—and how to eat healthier while still enjoying the holidays

Which Pie Gives You the Biggest Sugar Rush: Pecan, Apple or Pumpkin?
Scientific American asked experts which type of Thanksgiving pie spikes blood sugar the most—and how to eat healthier while still enjoying the holidays
U.S. Launches Apollo-Style Mission to Harness AI and Big Data for Scientific Discovery
First Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to Know
Scientists Identify Five Distinct Eras of Human Brain Development
Spellements: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

‘Saving Room’ for a Big Thanksgiving Dinner Can Be Bad for Gut Health
Is This Our First AI Thanksgiving?
This Fossil Is Rewriting the Story of How Plants Spread across the Planet
Psychedelics and Immortality Take Center Stage at MAHA Summit

Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home
Can Digital Ghosts Help Us Heal?
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Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.

The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’
Building Intelligent Machines Helps Us Learn How Our Brain Works
Lifting the Veil on Near-Death Experiences
How the Brain ‘Constructs’ the Outside World
Nanocosmos Shows Nature’s Invisible Art
How to Keep Your Gut Happy This Holiday Season
The Human Network behind a Digital Time Capsule
How mRNA Vaccines Could Transform Cancer Treatment

Volcano Erupts after Lying Dormant for 12,000 Years, Sending Scientists Scrambling
The Hayli Gubbi volcano, long thought to be dormant, sent ash nine miles into the sky in an eruption on Sunday

Is the U.S. in Store for Another Brutal Flu Season?
U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a new strain that’s been linked to unexpectedly early and severe seasons in several other countries

Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame

Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home
NASA spent years and billions of dollars collecting Martian samples to bring home. Now they might be stranded

Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals

Fluoride in Tap Water Not Linked to Lower Child IQ, Massive Study Finds
Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills