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Poem: The Warped Side of Our Universe
Science in meter and verse
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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Shaped Our Language in 2020
Linguist Ben Zimmer says the pandemic has turned us all into amateur epidemiologists utilizing terms such as “superspreader” and “asymptomatic.” Christopher Intagliata reports...
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From Rapping Robots to Glowing Frogs: Our Favorite Fun Stories of 2020
It has been a tough year, but science still brought us some weird, cool and quirky findings
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A Complete Guide to Birds, the Reason We Dream and Other New Science Books
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Poem: Teachers of Ice
Science in meter and verse
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Nature in Verse: What Poetry Reveals about Science
Scientific American has a long history of featuring poetry, and our monthly column once again brings new works to the world
Conservation
The Kaleidoscopic Art of Threatened Corals
Resilient corals in Miami may signal what the future holds for these creatures
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Poem: We Need the Sky
Science in meter and verse
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The Grim Politics of Ebola, a Theory of Time, and Racism and Organ Transplants
Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
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Slit-Scan Technique Presents a Twist on Flowery Photography
Photographers and TikTokers can use the method to show how a narrow strip records something different in a series of sequential images
Space & Physics
Poem: Staring at Nothing
Science in meter and verse
Engineering
Inventing Us: How Inventions Shaped Humanity
Materials scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez talks about her latest book The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another.
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Visualizing the Rhythm of Food
Interactive data visualization charts the changing popularity of 195 different foods over time
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The Foreigners at Your Thanksgiving Table
Many of the "American" foods we love came from parts of the world Pres. Trump has vilified
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What We’re Thankful for at Scientific American
From our virtual Thanksgiving table to yours
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Poem: The Noble Gases
Science in meter and verse
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Early Maps of Geologic Strata, an Oliver Sacks Documentary and a New Science Podcast
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The Surprising Origins of Chemotherapy and Other New Science Books
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Why Some Easter Island Statues Are Where They Are
Many of the statues not along the coast are in places that featured a resource vital to the communities that lived and worked there.
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3,000-Year-Old Orbs Provide a Glimpse of Ancient Sport
Researchers say three ancient leather balls, dug up from the tombs of horsemen in northwestern China, are the oldest such specimens from Europe or Asia. Christopher Intagliata reports.
