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Space
Future batches of the satellite will have a special coating to reduce their reflectivity
December 13, 2019 — Elizabeth Howell and SPACE.com
Evolution
Evolution
Archaeologists have dated the image to at least 43,900 years ago, but their interpretation has met with doubt
December 12, 2019 — Kate Wong
Mental Health
Mental Health
A mouse study demonstrates it is possible to separate the substance’s ability to enhance sociability from its addictive potential
December 11, 2019 — Diana Kwon
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As the world scrambles to combat deforestation, experts warn our efforts could have far fewer benefits than we think
December 13, 2019 — Isabella Kaminski and Undark
Space
Space
Future batches of the satellite will have a special coating to reduce their reflectivity
December 13, 2019 — Elizabeth Howell and SPACE.com
Evolution
Evolution
Archaeologists have dated the image to at least 43,900 years ago, but their interpretation has met with doubt
December 12, 2019 — Kate Wong
Mental Health
Mental Health
A mouse study demonstrates it is possible to separate the substance’s ability to enhance sociability from its addictive potential
December 11, 2019 — Diana Kwon
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
Here's an argument that citizen scientists deserve co-authorship on scientific journal papers to which they contributed research.
21 minutes ago — Jason G. Goldman
Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
A new study finds a 20-fold increase in the risk of simultaneous heat waves in major crop-producing regions when the pattern is in place
7 hours ago — Jeff Masters
Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
A relatively small eruption on a New Zealand island volcano created an outsize tragedy
10 hours ago — Dana Hunter
Evolution
Evolution
Meandering rivers may hold a vital clue to the earth’s capacity for life
13 hours ago — Caleb A. Scharf
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
Letters to the editor from the August 2019 issue of Scientific American
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Most Popular Residents of an overwintering station in Antarctica provided linguists with evidence of the first small changes in speech that may signal the development of a new accent.
December 11, 2019 — Susanne Bard
Nanoscale experiments reveal that quantum effects can transmit heat between objects separated by empty space
December 11, 2019 — Charles Q. Choi
Could the mysterious particle be our window into studying dark matter?
December 9, 2019 — Jonathan O'Callaghan
It’s all because of the similarities between words
The allure of short, intense workouts is obvious. But is High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) really the only workout you need for good overall fitness?
December 6, 2019 — Get-Fit Guy Brock Armstrong
New approaches are shedding light on the magnitude of sex differences in personality and the results are so strong and pervasive that they can no longer be ignored.
December 12, 2019 — Scott Barry Kaufman
Special Report Space
Celebrating the past and future of humans on the moon
July 16, 2019
Videos Sometimes the best solution to a sticky situation is a quick escape, and few escapes are faster than a trap-jaw ant’s.
December 11, 2019
Environment
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Environment
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