Do Not Blame Racism on Nature

Originally published in May 1917 | Continue reading


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The Ugly History of Climate Determinism Is Still Evident Today

To fix climate injustice, we have to face our implicit biases about people living in different regions of the world | Continue reading


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A Poetic, Mind-Bending Tour of the Fungal World

Author Merlin Sheldrake shows how this neglected kingdom is essential for life on earth | Continue reading


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Electrified Fabric Could Zap the Coronavirus on Masks and Clothing

New materials and coatings could make fabric inactivate or repel viral particles | Continue reading


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An Audacious Explanation for Fast Radio Bursts

It’s a long shot, but could at least some of these energy blasts from across the universe come from extraterrestrial civilizations? | Continue reading


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NASA's Hunt for Lunar Water Intensifies

The space agency’s plans for sustainable lunar outposts could hinge on finding—and using—what may be the moon’s most precious resource | Continue reading


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Is Coffee Flour a New Fair Trade Nutritional Powerhouse?

Coffee flour is a new ingredient making the rounds. Nutrition Diva has the scoop on what it is, how to use it, and whether the nutrition benefits live up to the hype | Continue reading


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Lyft Aims for an All-Electric Fleet by 2030--Is That Possible?

Financial incentives and support for more public charging stations will be necessary to boost electric vehicle use | Continue reading


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Bored Moviegoers Want to See Real Actors

Originally published in June 1909 | Continue reading


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Is Dark Matter Made of Axions?

New experimental results suggest these long-sought subatomic particles could explain the universe’s missing mass | Continue reading


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Inside the Coronavirus

What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world | Continue reading


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Surprise! Pluto May Have Possessed a Subsurface Ocean at Birth

The dwarf planet could be a more habitable world than scientists had thought | Continue reading


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A Gene May Help Discern Language Tone Differences: Is It Shí or Shì?

Subtle variations in our DNA may have led to the modulation of pitch to convey word meaning | Continue reading


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Misinformation and Miscalculation in the Time of the Coronavirus

COVID-19 has turned many of us into homebodies with one eye always on the outbreak  | Continue reading


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What "Less Lethal" Weapons Actually Do

Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound | Continue reading


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How 'Superspreading' Events Drive Most COVID-19 Spread

As few as 10 percent of infected people may drive a whopping 80 percent of cases, in specific types of situations | Continue reading


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Heat and Racism Threaten Birth Outcomes for Women of Color

Environmental factors have adverse impacts on pregnancies, and there are clear racial disparities | Continue reading


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'Mini Organs' Reveal How the Coronavirus Ravages the Body

The virus can damage lung, liver and kidney tissue grown in the lab, which might explain severe COVID-19 complications | Continue reading


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The Risks of Rushing a COVID-19 Vaccine

Telescoping testing timelines and approvals may expose all of us to unnecessary dangers | Continue reading


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Can Mindfulness Ease Childbirth Pain? A Neuroscientist Says Yes

Is mindfulness helpful for women and their partners during childbirth? We talked with neuroscientist Emiliana Simon-Thomas from UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center about the transformative practice of mindful body scan meditation | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Why It Would Be Hard to Link a Coronavirus Spike to Recent Protests

Large crowds, tear gas and jail cells could contribute to transmission of the virus. But it would not be easy to separate that danger from the risks of states reopening businesses and workplaces | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

How to Evaluate Coronavirus Risks from Black Lives Matter Protests

Large crowds, tear gas and jail cells could contribute to transmission of the virus. But it would not be easy to separate that danger from the risks of states reopening businesses and workplaces | Continue reading


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Nuclear Power Will Replace Oil By 2030

Originally published in May 1967 | Continue reading


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The Virtuous Side of Viruses

As drug-resistant superbugs spread, researchers are turning to microbes that kill bacteria | Continue reading


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We're Squandering the Potential of Millions of Young People

Our failure to nurture students from underrepresented groups with a talent for science and technology will make America weaker | Continue reading


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The First Gene on Earth May Have Been a Hybrid

A new experiment suggests DNA and RNA may have formed together before the origin of life | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

The First Organism on Earth May Have Been a Genetic Hybrid

A new experiment suggests DNA and RNA may have formed together before the origin of life | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Health Care Workers Don't Want to Be Heroes

We're forced to be, because our government has failed mount an adequate response COVID-19; meanwhile our cities burn and police assault the very citizens that fund their existence | Continue reading


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Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Astronaut?

Did you ever gaze longingly at the stars and swear you'd be an astronaut when you grew up? Here's what it takes to qualify for the NASA astronaut program | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Small Numbers Can Have Huge Impacts on Climate and Health

A number can be tiny in relative terms but hugely important nonetheless | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

How Small Is Small?

A number can be tiny in relative terms but hugely important nonetheless | Continue reading


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Air, Sea and Space: Ocean Health, Atmosphere Insights and Black Holes

Miriam Goldstein, Ph.D. in biological oceanography, talks about issues facing the oceans; reporter Adam Levy discusses air pollution info available because of the pandemic; and astrophysicist Andrew Fabian chats about black holes. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Does Brain Size Matter? (2016)

Turns out some species are better endowed than we are in key cognitive regions | Continue reading


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India's Coronavirus Refugees Are Also Development Refugees

The pandemic has increased the desperation of a population already facing economic exploitation and environmental destruction | Continue reading


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Coronavirus News Roundup for June 13-June 19

Pandemic highlights for the week | Continue reading


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What Can We Learn from Our Sweat?

We wear sensors that track steps, heart rate, and calories burned. Soon, we may measure our sweat, too! What will those measurements tell us? | Continue reading


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In Case You Missed It

Top news from around the world | Continue reading


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Stiffer Roads Could Drive Down Carbon Emissions

By hardening the nation's streets and highways, trucks would use less fuel, and spare the planet carbon emissions. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Fiber 2.0--Fiber's New Science of Health-Boosting Benefits

Fiber is so much more than "roughage!" From your heart, to your bones, to your microbiome, the list of health benefits linked to fiber keeps getting longer as nutrition science learns more about what it does for us | Continue reading


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Summer Weather Won't Save Us from Coronavirus

Though hotter, humid weather can dampen transmission, it is not enough to significantly curtail the pandemic | Continue reading


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Woman Can Eat after Stomach Is Removed

Originally published in January 1898 | Continue reading


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The World Doesn't Need a New, Gigantic Particle Collider

It would cost many billions of dollars, the potential rewards are unclear—and the money could be better spent researching threats like climate change and emerging viruses | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

How to Dramatically Curb Extinction

A new model suggests a way to save half of tropical species  | Continue reading


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CERN Makes Bold Push to Build $23-Billion Supercollider

The European particle physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets. But it doesn’t yet have the funds | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

CERN Makes Bold Push to Build $23-Billion Super Collider

European particle-physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets — but it doesn’t yet have the funds | Continue reading


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Zoos Find Creative Ways to Cope with Coronavirus Lockdowns

The institutions are turning to various solutions, including livestreams and fundraisers, to connect with would-be visitors and continue caring for their animals | Continue reading


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Trump vs. Biden: How COVID-19 Will Affect Voting for President

Republicans’ and Democrats’ distinct responses to the pandemic could influence in-person and mail-in voting—and who wins | Continue reading


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Trump vs. Biden: How COVID-19 Will Affect Voting for President

Republicans’ and Democrats’ distinct responses to the pandemic could influence in-person and mail-in voting—and who wins | Continue reading


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