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Book Review: The Secret to Why Stories Endure through Generations

Book Review: The Secret to Why Stories Endure through G...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 8

Storytelling is part of being human. In this nonfiction book, we learn why and h...

Why the Paris Climate Treaty Matters in 5 Graphics

Why the Paris Climate Treaty Matters in 5 Graphics

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 8

One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Pari...

Painful Endometriosis Can Affect the Whole Body, Not Only the Pelvis

Painful Endometriosis Can Affect the Whole Body, Not On...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 5

This disease is now genetically linked to widespread inflammation, asthma, migra...

Trump Declares Energy Emergency to Push Excess Fossil Fuel Production

Trump Declares Energy Emergency to Push Excess Fossil F...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 5

Though largely symbolic, President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” ...

February 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

February 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Yea...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 4

Ant talk; vegetation on Mars

Math Puzzle: Build a Square

Math Puzzle: Build a Square

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 4

Arrange pieces into a square in this math puzzle

Transcendent Thinking Boosts Teen Brains in Ways That Enhance Life

Transcendent Thinking Boosts Teen Brains in Ways That E...

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 6

A style of teaching that gets adolescents to reflect beyond the here and now may...

Science Crossword: It’s All Coming Together

Science Crossword: It’s All Coming Together

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 5

Play this crossword inspired by the February 2025 issue of Scientific American

Mysterious Blobs Found in Cells Are Rewriting How Life Works

Mysterious Blobs Found in Cells Are Rewriting How Life ...

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 11

Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are leading to a new understanding o...

Book Review: A Fictional Dystopia That’s Chillingly Familiar

Book Review: A Fictional Dystopia That’s Chillingly Fam...

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 4

A novel that takes place in a near-future surveillance state plots a path toward...

Book Review: Tiny, Airborne Threats and Humans’ Reluctance to Face Them

Book Review: Tiny, Airborne Threats and Humans’ Relucta...

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 5

Carl Zimmer’s new book dives into aerobiology and the reasons humans seem unwill...

Everyone Who Has Ever Been to Space, Charted

Everyone Who Has Ever Been to Space, Charted

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 5

Space traveler demographics have shifted over time

The Space Junk Crisis Needs a Recycling Revolution

The Space Junk Crisis Needs a Recycling Revolution

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 4

Orbital junk will become a crisis if we don’t act soon

Could Seeding Farm Fields with Crushed Rock Slow Climate Change?

Could Seeding Farm Fields with Crushed Rock Slow Climat...

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 5

Spreading crushed stone across farm fields could inexpensively pull CO2 from the...

‘Electronic Tongue’ Could Taste Your Drinks for You

‘Electronic Tongue’ Could Taste Your Drinks for You

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 3

An AI analysis and a chemical sensor determine drinks’ dilution, freshness and type

Readers Respond to the October 2024 Issue

Readers Respond to the October 2024 Issue

SIN Jan 21, 2025 0 4

Letters to the editors for the October 2024 issue of Scientific American

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