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Hubble Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Servicing Mission 1

Hubble Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Servicing Mission 1

SIN Dec 2, 2023 0 30

In the pre-dawn hours on Dec. 2, 1993, the space shuttle Endeavour launched from...

Your Guide to the COP28 Climate Meeting in Dubai

Your Guide to the COP28 Climate Meeting in Dubai

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 28

The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has begun. Here’s how to understand the negoti...

Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity

Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 52

In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues tha...

Long COVID Rates Appear to Be Decreasing

Long COVID Rates Appear to Be Decreasing

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 22

Here’s why Long COVID may be declining and what we know about the trend so far

December 2023: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

December 2023: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Yea...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 46

Black hole sun; the deepest mine

How Forest Mythology Leads to Preservation--And Plunder

How Forest Mythology Leads to Preservation--And Plunder

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 34

The powerful symbolism of forests, an AI that struggles to optimize the life of ...

Readers Respond to the July/August 2023 Issue

Readers Respond to the July/August 2023 Issue

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 43

Letters to the editors for the July/August 2023 issue of Scientific American

Understanding Consciousness Is Key to Unlocking Secrets of the Universe

Understanding Consciousness Is Key to Unlocking Secrets...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 54

The quest to understand our physical universe may depend on investigating our ow...

Scientists Sequence DNA from a 3,000-Year-Old Brick

Scientists Sequence DNA from a 3,000-Year-Old Brick

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 27

A chunk of a Mesopotamian palace revealed genes from dozens of ancient plants

Zapping Plastic Waste Can Produce Clean Fuel

Zapping Plastic Waste Can Produce Clean Fuel

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 25

Can waste plastic can be converted into hydrogen gas and a type of graphene—at a...

These Male Stick Insects Aren't 'Errors' After All

These Male Stick Insects Aren't 'Errors' After All

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 72

Some female stick insects can reproduce without males—but they have a secret

The Oldest Deep-Sea Fish Discovered in Fossil Traces

The Oldest Deep-Sea Fish Discovered in Fossil Traces

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 30

Ancient fish followed prey into the crushing pressures of the deep ocean

This Molecule Is a Nanoscale Bulldozer

This Molecule Is a Nanoscale Bulldozer

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 55

Researchers discovered that a heart-shaped molecule will jump in straight lines ...

Vaping vs edibles: How does the way we use cannabis alter its effects?

Vaping vs edibles: How does the way we use cannabis alt...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 34

Edibles, vapes and spliffs all contain the same psychoactive compounds but the e...

Hubble Views a Double Cluster of Glowing Galaxies

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 33

This Hubble image features a massive cluster of brightly glowing galaxies, first...

Autoimmunity Has Reached Epidemic Levels. We Need Urgent Action to Address It

Autoimmunity Has Reached Epidemic Levels. We Need Urgen...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 55

Environment and lifestyle changes have increased the prevalence of autoimmune di...

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