CO2 Emissions Will Break Another Record in 2019

The recent increase in emissions from fossil fuel burning did slow down, but huge cuts are needed to avoid dangerous warming | Continue reading


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Trump Administration Program Will Provide HIV Prevention Drug for Free

The “Ready, Set, PrEP” program will provide donated drugs that could protect up to 200,000 people a year for 11 years | Continue reading


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Is ASMR Real or Just a Pseudo-science?

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is all the rage lately. Is it real? Is there something special about people who have it? | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Is ASMR Real or Just a Pseudoscience?

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is all the rage lately. Is it real? Is there something special about people who have it? | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Black Hole Factories May Hide at Cores of Giant Galaxies

Gravitational-wave astronomers are probing the origins of abnormally massive black holes—and with them, the inner workings of their colossal galactic homes | Continue reading


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Internet Cables Could Also Measure Quakes

The fiberoptic cables that connect the global internet could potentially be used as seismic sensors. Christopher Intagliata reports.  | Continue reading


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How an Idea Becomes a Published Scientific Paper

Everyday Einstein interviews exoplanetary scientist Moiya McTier to learn about the process and why we can trust scientific papers | Continue reading


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Huge Lakes Abruptly Empty into Greenland Ice Sheet

Draining meltwater could lubricate the base of the ice, speeding its flow and hastening sea level rise | Continue reading


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It's Time to Shift Tactics on Alzheimer's Disease

After a string of drug failures, researchers are looking beyond amyloid as a target | Continue reading


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Americans Are Fast to Judge Social Class

Judgments about the way people talk happen quickly and affect hiring decisions | Continue reading


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Americans are Fast to Judge Social Class

Judgments about the way people talk happen quickly and affect hiring decisions | Continue reading


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Cookie-Cutter Suburbs Could Help Spread Sustainable Yards

The housing governing groups can play a powerful role in encouraging environmentally friendly lawns | Continue reading


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Science News Briefs From All Over

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Mexico to Tanzania, including one about the need to quarantine bananas in Colombia potentially infected by a fungus. | Continue reading


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How Does a Fire Tornado Form?

Fire tornadoes are terrifying forces of nature. They're rare, but as wildfires become bigger and more frequent, they may grow more common. Read more about the phenomena, here . | Continue reading


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European Space Windfall Will Fast-Track Science Missions

Europe’s space agency is set to receive 45% more money than in the previous three-year budget | Continue reading


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Climate Talks Kick Off: Here Is What's at Stake

Negotiators need to iron out rules on carbon trading and compensation for climate-related damage | Continue reading


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Ebola-Response Workers Killed in Attacks Force Withdrawal From Critical DRC Region

Four health care workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were killed in two attacks last week, and six others were injured | Continue reading


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Automating History's First Draft  

Computers can tell what will matter (slightly) better than humans can | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Secrets of the Brain

The sense of position and movement is often called the sixth sense; the brain’s connection to the immune system might be a seventh. In this eBook, we examine these and other areas of brain activity beyond the five senses, including the glymphatic system for maintaining brai … | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Will Machines Ever Become Conscious?

AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences | Continue reading


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Subtle Ancient Footprints Come To Light

Ground penetrating radar can detect tiny density differences that lead to images of ancient footprints impossible to discern by eye. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Chicago Takes a Beating as Lake Levels Surge

High water and 12-foot waves are eroding shorelines on Lake Michigan | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Gravitational Waves Are Being Detected at an Increasing Pace

Sensors have captured more than 40 events | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

AI Takes on Popular Minecraft Game in Machine-Learning Contest

The MineRL competition encourages coders to devise programs that learn by example | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

New Technique Welds Ceramics with Lasers  

The process could lead to the creation of tougher, more biocompatible electronic devices | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Balance Between CO2 and Warming Means Life or Death for Trees

The question of whether CO 2 gives forests a boost or heat stresses them may depend on how quickly temperatures rise | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Recommended Books, December 2019

Mysteries of the primordial universe; the unsung scientists of DNA; Galileo on trial | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Wild Silkworms Produce Proteins Primed for Bioprinting  

A mix of silkworms’ proteins acts as a scaffold for 3-D-printed tissues and organs | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

HIV-Positive Babies Fare Better When Treatment Starts at Birth

Although not practical in many areas, the approach reveals clues to how the immune system battles the infection | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Federal Government Is Failing on Climate Readiness, Watchdog Says

A new Government Accountability Office report finds little progress has been made in reducing the nation’s vulnerability to climate change | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

How a Billionaire Couple Greased the Skids for Nancy Pelosi's Drug Pricing Bill

Former Enron employee John Arnold and his wife Laura have financed much of the Democrats’ efforts to cut prescription drug costs | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Detritus on the Moon  

NASA has a list of every item astronauts left behind | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Two Interstellar Intruders Are Upending Astronomy

Researchers grapple with the meaning of the first objects entering our solar system from beyond | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Ultraprecise Measurement Pinpoints the Proton's Size

Scientists are finally approaching a consensus on the decades-old question | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Carbon Emissions Show No Signs of Peaking

Without deep, fast cuts to greenhouse gases, global temperatures will shatter a 2-degree Celsius threshold a dire new U.N. report says | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

This Year in Science

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Botany at the Bar

Three scientists discuss the plant science and history of bitters—and share a Thanksgiving cocktail | Continue reading


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Health Concerns Mount as More Old Sewer Pipes Are Lined with Plastic

Residents near renovation sites claim noxious emissions from pipe inserts are making them sick | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

The Universe through X-ray Eyes

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Cities Look to Natural Gas Bans to Curb Carbon Emissions

Brookline, Mass., recently became the first New England town to ban natural gas hookups in new construction | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

How the Sahara Was Born

Ancient dust on nearby islands hides secrets of the desert’s origins | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Ancient Rock Art Got a Boost From Bacteria

Indigenous artists in what’s now British Columbia created pigments by cooking aquatic bacteria. Christopher Intagliata reports.  | Continue reading


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A Missing Neutron Star May Have Been Found after 30-Year Hunt

Astronomers say they have detected the long-sought remnant of a relatively close supernova | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Health Concerns Mount as More Old Sewer Pipes Are Lined with Plastic

Residents near renovation sites claim noxious emissions from pipe inserts are making them sick | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Ick Factor Is High Hurdle For Recycled Drinking Water

Recycled wastewater can be cleaner than bottled water, but people still avoid drinking it because of their disgust over its past condition. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

New 5G Wireless Deal Threatens Accurate Weather Forecasts

Meteorologists say international standards for wireless technology could degrade crucial satellite measurements of water vapor | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Planned Fossil Fuel Extraction Would Blow Past Warming Limits

As governments discuss how to keep warming below 2 degree Celsius, they continue to plan for coal, oil and natural gas production | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 5 years ago

Conservation after Conflict in Colombia

Seeking a sustainable economy, the country wants to capitalize on its astonishing biodiversity | Continue reading


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