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Can a New Lyme Disease Vaccine Overcome a History of Distrust and Failure?
Two new vaccines are in development, but it has taken researchers two decades to get this close
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Space
The Solar System's Loneliest Planets, Revisited
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Behavior & Society
Truth, Lies & Uncertainty
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Neuroscience
Scientists Start Building a Parts List for the Brain
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Old, small plants were the early retirees, but several of the biggest U.S. coal burners—and CO2 emitters—will be shuttered by year’s end
The False Promise of Fish Oil Supplements
After decades of promises that they “may work” to reduce cardiovascular the lack of demonstrated benefit leads me to conclude that consumers are wasting their money
Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change
A book entitled Discerning Experts explains why—and what can be done about it
It's Time to Get Serious about Tick-Borne Diseases
The U.S. vanquished malaria and beat back AIDS, but Lyme and other illnesses are raging unchecked
Earth Stopped Getting Greener 20 Years Ago
Declining plant growth is linked to decreasing air moisture tied to global warming
Scientists Mull the Astrobiological Implications of an Airless Alien Planet
A rocky world devoid of atmosphere arouses debate over the habitability of the Milky Way’s most common star systems
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The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
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Celebrating the past and future of humans on the moon
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The Science of Fireworks
We take you inside a single fireworks shell to show you how it all works. If you want to glimpse more than just the inner workings of one fireworks shell, you should check out this post by the SA Visuals team on its long, explosive history inside the pages of Scientific American ...
