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In 2024’s Record-Hottest Year, U.S. Voters Will Decide ...

Global temperatures through September point to 2024 besting 2023 as the hottest ...

More Men Are Getting Vasectomies Since Roe Was Overturned

Recent studies show that the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the national r...

Why Are Close Elections So Common?

When voters decide between two alternatives, as is effectively the case in the U...

A Bird Flu Vaccine Might Come Too Late to Save Us from ...

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the f...

Exploring the Science of Spookiness at the Recreational...

Host Rachel Feltman and behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner explore our fascina...

Fastest Known Planetary System May Have Been Pushed by ...

This blazingly-fast star is shooting through the Milky Way with a planet in tow

Math and Puzzle Fans Find Magic in Martin Gardner’s Legacy

Scientific American columnist Martin Gardner started a long mathematical convers...

Underwater Temple from ‘Indiana Jones Civilization’ Dis...

An ancient temple made by Arabian immigrants from the Nabataean culture has fina...

This Sponge Pulls Gold from Electronic Waste

A self-building sponge that efficiently collects gold could eliminate some harsh...

People Overestimate Political Opponents’ Immorality

To heal political division, start with common moral ground, a study suggests

How Harris’s Medicare Plan Could Make At-Home Care for ...

Harris recently proposed a Medicare plan that would cover at-home health aides a...

We Must Restore Trust in Science in ‘Antiscientific Ame...

Anti-intellectualism is a prevalent and pernicious force in American public life...

New ‘Unconscious’ Therapies Could Help Treat Phobias

These therapies dampen fears absent direct exposure—no need to be in the room wi...

Why We All Need a U.N. Study of the Effects of Nuclear War

A new United Nations expert study of the effects of nuclear war would spur infor...

Wildfires Are Moving Faster and Causing More Damage

A small number of fast-moving wildfires cause almost all the property damage by ...

Plans to Destroy the International Space Station Previe...

A special spacecraft will guide the space station through Earth’s atmosphere, bu...

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