Destroyed Habitat Creates the Perfect Conditions for Coronavirus to Emerge

COVID-19 may be just the beginning of mass pandemics | Continue reading


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Amino Acid Rock Music Helps Build New Proteins

Some scientists teach computers to “see” proteins. Markus Buehler is teaching them to hear the compounds instead | Continue reading


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Amino Acid Rock Music Helps Build New Proteins

Some scientists teach computers to “see” proteins. Markus Buehler is teaching them to hear the compounds instead | Continue reading


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Ultrasonic Attack Device Hacks Phones through Solid Objects

Hackers could trick voice assistants to make calls or compromise texts | Continue reading


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Ancient Clam Shell Reveals Shorter Day Length

The growth layers in a 70-million-year-old clam shell indicate that a year back then had more than 370 days, with each day being only about 23.5 hours. | Continue reading


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2019 Was a Record Year for U.S. Solar Power

California saw major growth; Pennsylvania and Colorado could be the next markets to take off | Continue reading


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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: What Does A Deep Clean Mean?

There is no universal protocol to eradicate the coronavirus, and cleaning means different things to businesses and consumers | Continue reading


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A New Map of the Milky Way

High-resolution surveys chart the spiral structure of the galaxy and the location of our solar system | Continue reading


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A Clever Way to Reduce Drinking on Campus

Making advice seem “random” reduces resistance, a study shows | Continue reading


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Smoking or Vaping May Increase the Risk of a Severe Coronavirus Infection

Though few studies have investigated the connection specifically, cigarette smoke and vaping aerosol are linked to lung inflammation and lowered immune function | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Smoking or Vaping May Increase the Risk of a Severe Coronavirus Infection

Though few studies have investigated the connection specifically, cigarette smoke and vaping aerosol are linked to lung inflammation and lowered immune function | Continue reading


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Test Proves Blood on Murder Weapon Was Fruit Preserves

Originally published in February 1857 | Continue reading


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COVID-19: Dealing With Social Distancing

Judy Moskowitz, professor of medical social skills at Northwestern University, talks about ways to cope during this time of missing out on our usual diet of social interactions. | Continue reading


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U.N. Unveils New Rules for Aviation Carbon Offsets

The new climate rules come as the airline industry is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic | Continue reading


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Doctors Must Dig into Gender Difference to Improve Women's Health Care

Researchers and doctors must dig deeper into gender differences before they can provide women with better treatments | Continue reading


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If You Don't Sleep You Will Go Insane

Originally published in March 1880 | Continue reading


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Could Our Energy Come from Giant Seaweed Farms in the Ocean?

A U.S. agency is funding projects to help create a bioenergy industry based on macroalgae | Continue reading


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Poem: Eclipse

Science in meter and verse | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Hot Zone: Research and Responses in the U.S. Epicenter

Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs reports from the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, Kirkland, Washington. In this installment of our ongoing series, he talks with researchers about the efforts to create vaccines and treatments, and the challenges th … | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Does Seed Cycling Help Balance Hormones?

A newly trendy nutrition practice called seed cycling is said to help balance female hormones and curb hormonal symptoms. Does science support the claims? | Continue reading


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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: March 2020

Lunar laser reflector; calling Mars; the pneumatic subway | Continue reading


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China’s “Bat Woman” Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus

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Coronavirus Spurs Mass Cancellation of Climate Meetings

The outbreak could also complicate the rollout of an airline emissions trading program | Continue reading


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Is This Indonesian Cave Painting the Earliest Portrayal of a Mythical Story?

Archaeologists have dated figurative rock art from Sulawesi to at least 43,900 years ago | Continue reading


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Pricey Storm-Surge Barriers May Be Worth It

Failing to protect our coasts from sea-level rise would cost vastly more | Continue reading


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New Party Food: Oxygen Cakes

Originally published in February 1907 | Continue reading


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How to Prevent Loneliness in a Time of Social Distancing

Here’s advice for preserving your mental health while avoiding physical proximity | Continue reading


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How Does the Coronavirus Test Work? 5 Questions Answered

How Does the Coronavirus Test Work? 5 Questions Answered | Continue reading


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How Do Your Emotions Affect Your Moral Compass?

Would you sacrifice one person to save five? What if you had to cause harm with your own hands? Your answer may depend on the emotions you’re feeling | Continue reading


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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Affecting CO2 Emissions

Curtailed travel could temporarily lower emissions, but increased home energy use might offset that | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Researchers Rush to Test Coronavirus Vaccine in People

In a big break from protocol, scientists are not waiting to see how well it works in animals first | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Constant Shifts between Mental States Mark a Signature of Consciousness

Both of two essential brain networks that switch roles—one is on when the other is off—shut down in unresponsive individuals | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Molten Iron Rain Falls On Scorching-Hot Exoplanet

A planet called WASP-76 b may be the most extreme world we know of | Continue reading


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It Seems the Universe Might be Expanding

Originally published in August 1951 | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways

White matter, the insulation around our neural wiring, plays a critical role in acquiring knowledge  | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Snapping Shrimp Make More Noise in Warmer Oceans

As oceans heat up, the ubiquitous noise of snapping shrimp should increase, posing issues for other species and human seagoing ventures. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Crisis Impacts Ice-Locked Arctic Research Expedition

A team member slated to join the ship frozen into the sea ice has tested positive for the virus | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Floating Panels Buoy Predictions of Global Solar Growth Spurt

Solar panels floating in reservoirs and other water bodies could meet substantial energy demand | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

How China's "Bat Woman" Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus

Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

WHO Declares the Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic

The virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe, but actions can still limit its impact | Continue reading


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Smallest Known Dinosaur Found in Amber

A bird skull from Myanmar hints at a lost world of tiny fossils that are waiting to be unearthed | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

It's Time to Take Delirium Seriously

The most common complication of hospitalization for older patients can often be prevented | Continue reading


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What Is a Virus? Experts Struggle to Say

Originally published in February 1957 | Continue reading


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Coronavirus Poses Unique Threat to U.S. Homeless Population

Seattle’s outbreak shows the challenges unhoused communities could face throughout the U.S. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Poses Unique Threat to U.S. Homeless Population

Seattle’s outbreak shows the challenges unhoused communities could face throughout the U.S. | Continue reading


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Stress From Undersea Noise Interferes With Crab Camouflage

In an example of how sea noise can harm species, exposed shore crabs changed camouflaging color sluggishly and were slower to flee from simulated predators. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Why Deaths from Coronavirus Are So High in Italy

The nation now has the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 outside of mainland China | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Trump's Next Chief of Staff Is Open to Doing More on Climate

While he opposed the Paris climate agreement, Rep. Mark Meadows has signaled support for renewables and a possible carbon tax | Continue reading


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