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If Planet Nine Exists, We’ll Find It Soon

If Planet Nine Exists, We’ll Find It Soon

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 0

If there’s a hidden world in the solar system, a new telescope should find it

Baby Humpback Whales Burp and Bark to Beg Mom for Milk

Baby Humpback Whales Burp and Bark to Beg Mom for Milk

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 0

The burps, barks and snorts humpback whales make when asking their mother for mi...

How the Vagus Nerve Could Influence Physical and Mental Health

How the Vagus Nerve Could Influence Physical and Mental...

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 0

The healing potential of the brain’s most interconnected nerve intrigues researc...

Book Review: This Relationship Shaped Rachel Carson’s Environmental Ethos

Book Review: This Relationship Shaped Rachel Carson’s E...

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 0

The connection between queer love and the power to imagine a more sustainable fu...

The Human Brain Operates at a Stunningly Slow Pace

The Human Brain Operates at a Stunningly Slow Pace

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 0

The brain is sometimes called the most complex machine in the known universe. Bu...

It’s Never Been a Better Time to Look Up

It’s Never Been a Better Time to Look Up

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 0

Astronomy is a bright spot amid turbulence on Earth

United Airlines Will Help Monitor U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

United Airlines Will Help Monitor U.S. Greenhouse Gas E...

SIN Dec 18, 2024 0 0

United Airlines is partnering with NOAA as part of a wider federal strategy to b...

The Next Viral Pandemic Is Coming. Here’s How We Can Stop It

The Next Viral Pandemic Is Coming. Here’s How We Can St...

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

A new combo of climate and habitat crises, along with immune system stress, is d...

January 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

January 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Year...

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

The J particle; a nitroglycerin engine

How Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinctions Stack Up

How Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinctions Stack Up

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

Earth’s deadliest mass extinctions have important commonalities—and significant ...

Contributors to Scientific American’s January 2025 Issue

Contributors to Scientific American’s January 2025 Issue

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the sto...

Math Puzzle: Move the Tower

Math Puzzle: Move the Tower

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

Transport the disks in this math puzzle

Delicious Bacon Highlights Food That Enraptures Our Senses but Endangers Our Health

Delicious Bacon Highlights Food That Enraptures Our Sen...

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

Some foods, no matter how simply prepared, contain many substances linked to dis...

Book Review: In a Drowning New York City, Can All of Natural History Be Saved?

Book Review: In a Drowning New York City, Can All of Na...

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

In the often-gloomy genre of climate fiction, a new novel hits a high-water mark...

Science Crossword: Out of Sight

Science Crossword: Out of Sight

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

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

Readers Respond to the September 2024 Issue

Readers Respond to the September 2024 Issue

SIN Dec 17, 2024 0 0

Letters to the editors for the September 2024 issue of Scientific American

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