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Better Ways than BMI to Measure Obesity

A leading medical society says that the commonly used body mass index falls shor...

Lightning 'Megaflashes' Dozens of Miles Long Are Sparke...

Scientists are beginning to understand what kind of thunderstorm produces so-cal...

El Niño is Back. What Does That Mean For You?

The famous climate pattern could usher in a new hottest year on record and will ...

Solar Maximum Could Hit Us Harder And Sooner Than We Th...

The sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity. Experts warn it c...

Science Reveals How to Roll the Perfect Joint

Researchers used a smoking machine to test the intensity of marijuana rolled int...

What Is Vagus Nerve Stimulation For?

The vagus nerve is the key information expressway between the brain and most int...

Some of Earth's Most Famous Art Started with Stardust

Astrophysics reminds us that earthly beauty has stellarorigins

Sleep Deprivation Sometimes Relieves Depression. A New ...

Understanding why going without sleep eases depression in some people may lead t...

Earthquake Resilience in Kashmir Lies in Traditional Ar...

The Kashmir region of Asia is due for another major earthquake, and its modern a...

Watch Baby Octopuses Hatch from a Surprising Deep-Sea N...

Elated researchers watched baby octopuses hatch en masse near Pacific Ocean hydr...

Great White Sharks Are Surging off Cape Cod

Cape Cod has quickly become one of the largest white shark hotspots in the world...

How to Keep Muscles Strong as You Age

Here’s why older adults naturally lose muscle mass over time and how regular phy...

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2023

Crater mystery explained; Bunsen’s burner

Readers Respond to the March 2023 Issue

Letters to the editors for the March 2023 issue of Scientific American

Yes, Airline Flights Are Getting Bumpier: Here's Why

Clear-air turbulence is becoming more frequent and more intense as the atmospher...

Where's Waldo? How to Mathematically Prove You Found Hi...

Zero-knowledge proofs allow mathematicians to prove claims without explaining wh...

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