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Spouses Tend to Share Psychiatric Disorders, Massive St...

Spouses often share psychiatric diagnoses, according to an analysis of almost 15...

The Local Universe May Be Misleading Cosmologists about...

Our understanding of cosmology hinges on how well we know our own local universe...

What to Know about Hurricane Season and Forecast Accuracy

Hurricane forecast maps are more complex than they appear. Understanding them co...

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1.3 Billion—But Is Your $2 Bet ...

Winning more than $1 billion in Powerball is an exciting possibility, but keepin...

EPA Fires 5 Employees Who Signed ‘Dissent’ Letter

The EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves...

Fiber Optics Breakthrough Promises Faster Internet

A cable design that sends light through air rather than solid glass could cut si...

7 Vintage Books Science-Minded Readers Will Love Paired...

A collection of seven book reviews from our archives, each paired with a recentl...

Is Consciousness the Hallmark of Life?

As AI grows more fluent in mimicking human empathy, language and memory, we’re l...

New Knot Theory Discovery Overturns Long-Held Mathemati...

Mathematicians have unraveled a key conjecture about knot theory

Chimps, Humans and Macaques All Have a Drive to ‘People...

Our social voyeurism may have deep evolutionary roots

Giant ‘Gullies’ in the Earth Threaten Cities in Africa ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of losing homes, businesses—and live...

AI Spots Hidden Signs of Consciousness in Comatose Pati...

A machine-learning algorithm spotted signs of “covert consciousness” in coma pat...

5 Books Scientific American Recommends for August

Check out this collection of nonfiction and fiction books recommended by Scienti...

EPA Fires 5 Employees Who Signed ‘Dissent’ Letter

The EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves...

Neglecton Particles Could Be Key to More Stable Quantum...

Scientists have revived an ignored area of math to envision a path toward stable...

Voting Integrity Messages Fight Misinformation in the L...

Telling people exactly how voting security works helps defeat election misinform...

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