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Sols 4543-4545: Leaving the Ridge for the Ridges

Sols 4543-4545: Leaving the Ridge for the Ridges

SIN May 21, 2025 0 27

Written by Susanne Schwenzer, Planetary Geologist at The Open University Earth p...

Math Puzzle: Measure the Star

Math Puzzle: Measure the Star

SIN May 21, 2025 0 49

Build a special set of dice in this math puzzle

Can We Refreeze the Arctic’s Ice? Scientists Test New Geoengineering Solutions

Can We Refreeze the Arctic’s Ice? Scientists Test New G...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 65

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can refl...

Why the 2025 Tornado Season Has Been So Destructive

Why the 2025 Tornado Season Has Been So Destructive

SIN May 21, 2025 0 51

Several devastating tornado outbreaks have cut swaths of destruction across the ...

Larger, More Dangerous Hail Is Becoming More Common—Here’s Why

Larger, More Dangerous Hail Is Becoming More Common—Her...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 40

The largest hail tends to form in “supercell” thunderstorms and seems to be beco...

Why a Hurricane’s Storm Surge Can Be So Dangerous

Why a Hurricane’s Storm Surge Can Be So Dangerous

SIN May 21, 2025 0 38

How hurricanes push water onto shore in deadly storm surges, and why storm surge...

NOAA Has ‘Ground to a Halt’ as Lutnick Has Left Contracts Unsigned

NOAA Has ‘Ground to a Halt’ as Lutnick Has Left Contrac...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 32

A NOAA official says that “everything has ground to a halt” at the agency as sta...

Earliest galaxy ever seen offers glimpse of the nascent universe

Earliest galaxy ever seen offers glimpse of the nascent...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 37

The galaxy MoM-z14 dates back to 280 million years after the big bang, and the p...

NASA Sets Coverage for 32nd SpaceX Resupply Mission Departure

NASA Sets Coverage for 32nd SpaceX Resupply Mission Dep...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 45

NASA and its international partners will soon receive scientific research sample...

Sunset on Mars

SIN May 21, 2025 0 36

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank...

Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug's entry to brain

Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug's ...

SIN May 20, 2025 0 44

A vaccine that helps people overcome cocaine addiction has shown signs of being ...

NASA to Welcome Expedition 72 Astronauts Home at Space Center Houston

NASA to Welcome Expedition 72 Astronauts Home at Space ...

SIN May 20, 2025 0 34

Four NASA astronauts will participate in a welcome home ceremony at Space Center...

Readers Respond to the February 2025 Issue

Readers Respond to the February 2025 Issue

SIN May 20, 2025 0 30

Letters to the editors for the February 2025 issue of Scientific American

Poem: ‘An Electrolysis of Brine’

Poem: ‘An Electrolysis of Brine’

SIN May 20, 2025 0 32

Science in meter and verse

Science Crossword: Light Touch

Science Crossword: Light Touch

SIN May 20, 2025 0 31

Play this crossword inspired by the June 2025 issue of Scientific American

Surprising Genetic Evidence Shows Human Evolution in Recent Millennia

Surprising Genetic Evidence Shows Human Evolution in Re...

SIN May 20, 2025 0 35

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdo...

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