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We Thought DNA Ran Our Lives until We Discovered RNA Is in Charge

We Thought DNA Ran Our Lives until We Discovered RNA Is...

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 20

DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives

In the Search for Life beyond Earth, the Only Constant Is Hope

In the Search for Life beyond Earth, the Only Constant ...

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 16

The search for extraterrestrial life has periodically been turned upside down

Public Education Needs Our Support

Public Education Needs Our Support

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 14

The U.S. is a global powerhouse. Public education is one of the main reasons why

Poem: ‘Unison Call’

Poem: ‘Unison Call’

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 12

Science in meter and verse

Why Some Smells Are Pleasant and Others Are Off-Putting, according to Science

Why Some Smells Are Pleasant and Others Are Off-Putting...

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 12

More familiar smells and scents from complex molecules can often be more appealing

Math Puzzle: Dissect the Square

Math Puzzle: Dissect the Square

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 12

Figure out how to split the square in this math puzzle

More Teens Are Getting Vaccines

More Teens Are Getting Vaccines

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 22

Bucking national trends in childhood vaccination rates, more teens are getting r...

How Are AI Chatbots Affecting Teen Development?

How Are AI Chatbots Affecting Teen Development?

SIN Aug 19, 2025 0 22

More and more kids are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for social in...

These Seabirds’ Pooping Habits Shock Scientists

These Seabirds’ Pooping Habits Shock Scientists

SIN Aug 18, 2025 0 16

The first detailed observation of the bathroom habits of Streaked Shearwaters at...

Can a Generative AI Agent Accurately Mimic My Personality?

Can a Generative AI Agent Accurately Mimic My Personality?

SIN Aug 18, 2025 0 15

A large language model interviewed me about my life and gave the information to ...

Laboratory Microbes Put Chocolate Flavors under Scientists’ Control

Laboratory Microbes Put Chocolate Flavors under Scienti...

SIN Aug 18, 2025 0 12

From hints of citrus to caramel, premium chocolate’s complex flavors derive from...

Can Cosmic Rays Help Alien Life Thrive?

Can Cosmic Rays Help Alien Life Thrive?

SIN Aug 18, 2025 0 19

Beneath the surfaces of distant planets, microbes might subsist on harsh radiati...

Cholera Plagues Sudan amidst Civil War, and Climate Change Is Making It Worse

Cholera Plagues Sudan amidst Civil War, and Climate Cha...

SIN Aug 18, 2025 0 16

An ongoing civil war in Sudan has forced millions of people to flee their homes ...

What New Human Ancestor Has Been Discovered, and How a Virus Outbreak in China Could Reach the U.S.

What New Human Ancestor Has Been Discovered, and How a ...

SIN Aug 18, 2025 0 21

China is having a fast-rising chikungunya outbreak in a place that has never had...

How Social Media Algorithms Are Changing the Way People Talk

How Social Media Algorithms Are Changing the Way People...

SIN Aug 15, 2025 0 19

Algorithmic social media is driving the creation of new slang at a breakneck pac...

Scientific American Is Older Than the Discovery of Neptune

Scientific American Is Older Than the Discovery of Neptune

SIN Aug 15, 2025 0 15

Neptune’s discovery was a race that ended not long after this magazine came to be

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