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Readers respond to the January 2026 issue

Readers respond to the January 2026 issue

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Letters to the editors for the January 2026 issue of Scientific American

Sperm whales may make their own vowel sounds, similar to human language

Sperm whales may make their own vowel sounds, similar t...

SIN Apr 15, 2026 0 32

Sperm whales, which make clicking sounds to communicate, use different “vowels” ...

Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocaine hippos’

Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocai...

SIN Apr 15, 2026 0 28

After attempts at relocation and sterilization have failed, invasive hippos intr...

Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New York State cemetery

Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New...

SIN Apr 15, 2026 0 33

This whopping bee aggregation is one of the largest and oldest ever recorded, ac...

NASA’s Artemis III will pit SpaceX against Blue Origin

NASA’s Artemis III will pit SpaceX against Blue Origin

SIN Apr 15, 2026 0 26

In 2027’s Artemis III mission, the space agency aims to test two challengers, Sp...

The East Coast could see blazing hot temperatures this week. Here’s why

The East Coast could see blazing hot temperatures this ...

SIN Apr 15, 2026 0 24

Summer is here—in April? Many East Coast states will see unusually hot days this...

How physicists found a new type of magnet hiding in plain sight

How physicists found a new type of magnet hiding in pla...

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 16

How the discovery of altermagnets could change physics and computing

Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New York cemetery

Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New...

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 25

The whopping bee aggregation is one of the largest and oldest ever recorded, acc...

Unlikely paths to discovery

Unlikely paths to discovery

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 25

Sometimes innovation can be traced back to bizarre places: a muddy streambed, a ...

DARPA built an AI to fact-check enemy weapons claims

DARPA built an AI to fact-check enemy weapons claims

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 30

The SciFy program tests whether adversaries’ most outlandish scientific claims a...

May 2026: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

May 2026: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 28

Synchronous fireflies; Grand Canyon fossil footprints

How two mathematicians solved a cryptography mystery

How two mathematicians solved a cryptography mystery

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 25

The Diffie-Hellman key exchange secures everything from your text messages to go...

The real science of Pokémon

The real science of Pokémon

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 17

The Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by...

Science crossword: Hot stuff

Science crossword: Hot stuff

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 28

Play this crossword inspired by the May 2026 issue of Scientific American

Poem: ‘How I Became a Spitfire Pilot during My Cataract Operation’

Poem: ‘How I Became a Spitfire Pilot during My Cataract...

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 23

Science in meter and verse

A hot pair of supplements, creatine and methylene blue dye, may not work together

A hot pair of supplements, creatine and methylene blue ...

SIN Apr 14, 2026 0 21

Creatine does help build muscle, but social media claims for methylene blue dye ...

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