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'AI Anxiety' Is on the Rise--Here's How to Manage It

'AI Anxiety' Is on the Rise--Here's How to Manage It

SIN Oct 2, 2023 0 3

Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence have prompted big questions...

Cannibalistic Dads May Be Contributing to Hellbender Salamander Declines

Cannibalistic Dads May Be Contributing to Hellbender Sa...

SIN Oct 2, 2023 0 2

Male hellbender salamanders normally tend their young, but lately they’ve been d...

Nobel prize for medicine goes to mRNA work behind covid-19 vaccines

Nobel prize for medicine goes to mRNA work behind covid...

SIN Oct 2, 2023 0 1

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Adding nanofridges to quantum computers could make them run faster

Adding nanofridges to quantum computers could make them...

SIN Oct 2, 2023 0 3

Some of the components in quantum computers must be reset between operations, sl...

History: October 2023

History: October 2023

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 2

Earth as a zoo; sunburned eyes

Fungi Make Safer Fireproofing Material

Fungi Make Safer Fireproofing Material

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 21

Scientists are now growing mycelium, the fungal root network, into fire-retardan...

Above-Elbow Bionic Arm Can Control Every Finger

Above-Elbow Bionic Arm Can Control Every Finger

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 21

Researchers have created the first nerve-controlled prosthetic hand that can be ...

A Fictional Psychological Thriller about the Rise of AI

A Fictional Psychological Thriller about the Rise of AI

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 2

Why we’re seduced by nature’s toxins, horror stories for winter solstice, and mo...

New Chemical Process Offers Hope for Mixed-Plastics Recycling

New Chemical Process Offers Hope for Mixed-Plastics Rec...

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 1

A molecular additive allows different kinds of plastic to be recycled together

Ancient Honey-and-Vinegar Combo Could Actually Treat Infected Wounds

Ancient Honey-and-Vinegar Combo Could Actually Treat In...

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 21

An age-old remedy that was prescribed by Hippocrates may be a cheap alternative ...

Science News Briefs from around the World: October 2023

Science News Briefs from around the World: October 2023

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 3

Mammals munching on dinosaurs in China, Greenland’s melted past, coral catastrop...

Readers Respond to the May 2023 Issue

Readers Respond to the May 2023 Issue

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 1

Letters to the editors for the May 2023 issue of Scientific American

Fish Skin Can Heal Other Animals' Eye Injuries

Fish Skin Can Heal Other Animals' Eye Injuries

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 19

Tilapia skin’s collagen can aid in healing burns, fixing heart valves, and more—...

Some Metals Mysteriously Heal Their Own Cracks

Some Metals Mysteriously Heal Their Own Cracks

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 22

Scientists accidentally discover metals that mend themselves without human inter...

Pipelines Touted as Carbon Capture Solution Spark Uncertainty and Opposition

Pipelines Touted as Carbon Capture Solution Spark Uncer...

SIN Oct 1, 2023 0 2

Federal investment in carbon capture could help fight climate change, but this t...

Why Do We Forget So Many of Our Dreams?

Why Do We Forget So Many of Our Dreams?

SIN Sep 30, 2023 0 4

We only remember a fraction of our dreams, and even those slip away if we don’t ...

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