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Science Crossword: A Little Light Launch

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

New Research Shows Gut Cells Communicate Directly with ...

Scientists are uncovering how your gut might be shaping your thoughts, feelings ...

How Three Fusion Reactor Designs Could Power Tomorrow

Inertial confinement reactors, stellarators and tokamaks each have pros and cons

Climate Change Fuels Record Summer Heat, Killing Thousands

Climate-fueled heat has caused thousands of excess deaths over the past three su...

Ozone Layer Recovery Continues under Montreal Protocol

After nearly 40 years of global efforts, the ozone hole over Antarctica is conti...

How Climate Change Is Increasing Landslide Risk Worldwide

As warming temperatures bring more extreme rain to the mountains, debris flows a...

How Racial Discrimination and Pollution Increase Alzhei...

Black Americans face a significantly higher risk of Alzheimer’s and other dement...

New Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Promise Early Detection but...

A new generation of Alzheimer’s blood tests could speed up diagnosis and access ...

Fast Fashion Is a Bad Look for the Environment

A more circular economy in textiles is a good look for the planet

Controversial New Alzheimer’s Treatments Gain Ground de...

New Alzheimer’s drugs known as anti-amyloid therapies may slow disease progressi...

Weird ‘Time Crystals’ Are Made Visible at Last

Time crystals, a state of matter once thought physically impossible, could soon ...

Poem: ‘Love Letter from Photograph 51’

Science in meter and verse

New Hope in Alzheimer’s Research: A Special Report

Breakthrough therapies, new diagnostics and preventive measures for fighting a d...

Can Diet and Exercise Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease? What...

Early studies suggest that lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise and social e...

Contributors to Scientific American’s October 2025 Issue

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

How Birds Began Migrating to the Arctic to Breed

Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the A...

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