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The Remarkable Life of Chemistry Professor and Crime Buster Mary Louisa Willard

The Remarkable Life of Chemistry Professor and Crime Bu...

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This chemistry professor helped police around the world solve arsons and homicides

Ancient Egyptian Scribes Suffered Back Pain, Too

Ancient Egyptian Scribes Suffered Back Pain, Too

SIN Jun 28, 2024 0 0

The skeletons of scribes from ancient Egypt show deterioration from sitting and ...

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho—For Now

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho—For Now

SIN Jun 28, 2024 0 0

A Supreme Court decision allows emergency abortion care despite a state ban in I...

How Older People Can Stay Safe from Fraud and Scams

How Older People Can Stay Safe from Fraud and Scams

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 0

Older people are increasingly becoming the targets of fraudsters. Here’s how to ...

JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Offer Astronomers the Universe’s Weirdest Puzzle

JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Offer Astronomers the Universe...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 0

The James Webb Space Telescope’s search for the earliest stars and black holes h...

The Pentagon’s Antivaccine Propaganda Endangered Public Health and Tarnished U.S. Credibility

The Pentagon’s Antivaccine Propaganda Endangered Public...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 0

Amid the pandemic, the Pentagon ran a conspiracy campaign to discredit vaccines–...

Every Rock Tells a Story. This Is the Tale of a Meteor-wrong

Every Rock Tells a Story. This Is the Tale of a Meteor-...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 0

We discovered a strange rock in the Sahara we thought was a meterorite. Figuring...

Boeing’s Starliner Leaves Astronauts Stuck but Safe in Space

Boeing’s Starliner Leaves Astronauts Stuck but Safe in ...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 0

On its first crewed flight, troubling technical glitches with Boeing’s Starliner...

Biden’s New $1.8-Billion Transportation Package Stars Climate Projects

Biden’s New $1.8-Billion Transportation Package Stars C...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 1

Climate-related highway fixes and electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses are amon...

Tornadoes Have Been Unusually Common This Year. Here’s Why

Tornadoes Have Been Unusually Common This Year. Here’s Why

SIN Jun 26, 2024 0 1

Wind shear and atmospheric instability have combined to create a brutal tornado ...

Extreme Wildfires Are Twice as Common as They Were 20 Years Ago

Extreme Wildfires Are Twice as Common as They Were 20 Y...

SIN Jun 26, 2024 0 0

Extreme wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity globally, data show ...

Mars Sample Return Will Change How We See Life on Earth

Mars Sample Return Will Change How We See Life on Earth

SIN Jun 26, 2024 0 0

Despite an eye-watering price tag, bringing pieces of Mars back to Earth promise...

Whales Are Dying but Not from Offshore Wind

Whales Are Dying but Not from Offshore Wind

SIN Jun 26, 2024 0 0

Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale de...

How to Stay Cool in the Summer Heat

How to Stay Cool in the Summer Heat

SIN Jun 26, 2024 0 1

Heat waves are getting hotter, more frequent and longer. But there are ways to k...

Readers Respond to the March 2024 Issue

Readers Respond to the March 2024 Issue

SIN Jun 26, 2024 0 0

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

Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron Deference’ Decision Could Make Science-Based Regulation Harder

Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron Deference’ Decision Could Make...

SIN Jun 26, 2024 0 0

The Supreme Court is considering the fate of Chevron deference, a 40-year legal ...

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