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Why Does Snow Bring Childlike Joy?

Snow’s appeal is more than just a fond nostalgia for childhood days away from sc...

What the Federal Court Decision on Net Neutrality Means...

A U.S. federal court struck down the FCC’s enforcement of net neutrality. What d...

Book Review: The Secret to Why Stories Endure through G...

Storytelling is part of being human. In this nonfiction book, we learn why and h...

Renew Support for Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is crucial to the U.S. economy and the environment

Painful Endometriosis Can Affect the Whole Body, Not On...

This disease is now genetically linked to widespread inflammation, asthma, migra...

Why the Paris Climate Treaty Matters in 5 Graphics

One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Pari...

Math Puzzle: Build a Square

Arrange pieces into a square in this math puzzle

February 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Yea...

Ant talk; vegetation on Mars

Trump Declares Energy Emergency to Push Excess Fossil F...

Though largely symbolic, President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” ...

Book Review: A Fictional Dystopia That’s Chillingly Fam...

A novel that takes place in a near-future surveillance state plots a path toward...

Mysterious Blobs Found in Cells Are Rewriting How Life ...

Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are leading to a new understanding o...

Science Crossword: It’s All Coming Together

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

Transcendent Thinking Boosts Teen Brains in Ways That E...

A style of teaching that gets adolescents to reflect beyond the here and now may...

Readers Respond to the October 2024 Issue

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

‘Electronic Tongue’ Could Taste Your Drinks for You

An AI analysis and a chemical sensor determine drinks’ dilution, freshness and type

Could Seeding Farm Fields with Crushed Rock Slow Climat...

Spreading crushed stone across farm fields could inexpensively pull CO2 from the...

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