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Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less Than 2 Years after the Last Temblor

Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less Tha...

SIN Aug 4, 2025 0 14

The magnitude 3.0 earthquake that shook the East Coast came nearly a year and a ...

Teens Are Flocking to AI Chatbots. Is this Healthy?

Teens Are Flocking to AI Chatbots. Is this Healthy?

SIN Aug 4, 2025 0 27

Kids crave approval from their peers. Chatbots offer an alternative to IRL relat...

What if Infinity Didn’t Exist?

What if Infinity Didn’t Exist?

SIN Aug 4, 2025 0 38

Can “finitism” possibly describe the real world?

The James Webb Telescope May Have Found Primordial Black Holes

The James Webb Telescope May Have Found Primordial Blac...

SIN Aug 4, 2025 0 16

JWST observations of light sources before the first galaxies should have formed ...

A Quick-Paced 15-Minute Stroll Every Day Could Help You Live Longer

A Quick-Paced 15-Minute Stroll Every Day Could Help You...

SIN Aug 4, 2025 0 42

The lowdown on the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to repeal of the “enda...

3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less than 2 Years After the Last One

3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less tha...

SIN Aug 3, 2025 0 14

The 3.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the East Coast comes a year and a half a...

Strong Support for NASA and Project Artemis Will Advance the U.S.

Strong Support for NASA and Project Artemis Will Advanc...

SIN Aug 2, 2025 0 23

NASA needs clear support from the White House if we want to win the new space race

Wildfire Smoke from Canada Reduces Air Quality in U.S. Midwest

Wildfire Smoke from Canada Reduces Air Quality in U.S. ...

SIN Aug 2, 2025 0 16

Winds from the northwest are blowing cool, dry air—but also wildfire smoke—into ...

U.S. Science Has Weathered Attacks Before and Won

U.S. Science Has Weathered Attacks Before and Won

SIN Aug 1, 2025 0 25

Federal officials seized 3,000 copies of Scientific American in 1950 in a “red s...

Why Do Black Holes Spin?

Why Do Black Holes Spin?

SIN Aug 1, 2025 0 26

Scientists are uncovering how spinning black holes launch jets, warp spacetime a...

Anthropic’s Claude 4 Chatbot Suggests It Might Be Conscious

Anthropic’s Claude 4 Chatbot Suggests It Might Be Consc...

SIN Aug 1, 2025 0 21

A conversation with Anthropic’s chatbot raises questions about how AI talks abou...

4 Science Book Recommendations We Loved Reading in July

4 Science Book Recommendations We Loved Reading in July

SIN Aug 1, 2025 0 38

Check out Scientific American’s fiction and nonfiction book recommendations for ...

Miniature Neutrino Detector Catches Elusive Particles at Nuclear Reactor

Miniature Neutrino Detector Catches Elusive Particles a...

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 15

A relatively small detector caught neutrinos from a nuclear reactor using a tech...

Brains React to Signs of Illness—Even When It’s Not Real

Brains React to Signs of Illness—Even When It’s Not Real

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 11

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brain triggered ...

How the Potato Got Its Start Nine Million Years Ago—Thanks to a Tomato

How the Potato Got Its Start Nine Million Years Ago—Tha...

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 19

About nine million years ago, a hybridization involving the lineage of another f...

Why Do Allergens Make Us Cough and Sneeze?

Why Do Allergens Make Us Cough and Sneeze?

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 19

The immune system senses damage to cell membranes caused by pore-forming protein...

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