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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 26

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 22

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 39

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 34

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 26

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 52

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 17

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 20

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 25

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 25

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

Lightning Strike Sets New Record for Longest Ever Measured

Lightning Strike Sets New Record for Longest Ever Measured

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 19

A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 201...

Why Earth Is Rotating Extra Fast This Summer, Shortening Days by Milliseconds

Why Earth Is Rotating Extra Fast This Summer, Shortenin...

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 34

As Earth spins through space, its rate of rotation changes. Here’s why

Why the Tsunami from Russia’s Earthquake Wasn’t as Large as Feared

Why the Tsunami from Russia’s Earthquake Wasn’t as Larg...

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 22

Russia’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake spawned serious tsunami warnings, but waves ha...

Heatstroke and Extreme Heat Exposure Leads to Chronic Health Effects on Kidneys, Heart and Brain

Heatstroke and Extreme Heat Exposure Leads to Chronic H...

SIN Jul 31, 2025 0 23

The immediate harms of extreme heat are well documented, but a growing body of r...

Hidden Greenland Lake Punches through Giant Blocks of Ice in ‘Extremely Surprising’ Event

Hidden Greenland Lake Punches through Giant Blocks of I...

SIN Jul 30, 2025 0 21

Water usually flows downward, but something strange happened under Greenland’s i...

Russia’s Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Ranks among 10 Strongest

Russia’s Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Ranks among 10 Strongest

SIN Jul 30, 2025 0 35

Russia’s earthquake was estimated at magnitude 8.8, among the strongest since sc...

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