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Earthquake Resilience in Kashmir Lies in Traditional Ar...

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

Sleep Deprivation Sometimes Relieves Depression. A New ...

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

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

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

How to Keep Muscles Strong as You Age

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

Great White Sharks Are Surging off Cape Cod

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

Readers Respond to the March 2023 Issue

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

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2023

Crater mystery explained; Bunsen’s burner

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

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

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

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

Lab-Grown Meat Approved for Sale: What You Need to Know

Cultured meat, grown from real animal cells, will soon be available in restauran...

Climate Law Will Slash Emissions--Maybe Halving Them by...

Major climate models agree that the Inflation Reduction Act was a “huge step for...

Here's How CDC Can Put the 'Public' Back in Public Health

The new leader of the CDC should prioritize the people it serves, people in the ...

We Need to Better Regulate Nutraceuticals

Manufacturers of a class of food-derived supplements called nutraceuticals often...

Earth's Aphelion Isn't the Reason for the Seasons

Our planet’s not-quite-circular orbit means that on July 6 we’ll be about 2.5 mi...

Can Your Body's Response to Music Predict Hit Songs? A ...

A new study suggests AI can analyze cardiac activity to predict whether a song w...

Europe's Euclid Space Telescope Is Launching a New Era ...

The Euclid mission will probe dark energy and dark matter like never before, set...

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