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See How the Wildfire Smoke Spread Across the U.S.

Meghan Bartels and Ripley Cleghorn

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Introducing Scientific American’s New Today in Science Newsletter

Laura Helmuth

Sexuality

The First In-Depth Study on ‘Blue Balls’ Reveals a Lot about Sex

Timmy Broderick

Ukrainian Dam Collapse Triggers ‘Ecological Disaster’

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says

Thomas Krumenacker

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

See How the Wildfire Smoke Spread Across the U.S.

Meghan Bartels and Ripley Cleghorn

Electronics

Introducing Scientific American’s New Today in Science Newsletter

Laura Helmuth

Sexuality

The First In-Depth Study on ‘Blue Balls’ Reveals a Lot about Sex

Timmy Broderick

Pollution

Wildfire Smoke Reacts with City Pollution, Creating New Toxic Air Hazard

Devin Farmiloe

Animals

Crocodile’s ‘Virgin Birth’ Is a First for Science’s History Books

Louise Gentle and The Conversation US

Climate Change

First U.S. Climate Trial Begins and Is Led by Kids

Lesley Clark and E&E News

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Five Things You Need to Know About Wildfire Smoke Right Now

Andrea Thompson, Meghan Bartels, Lauren J. Young, Tanya Lewis, Jeffery DelViscio and Carin Leong

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Community Violence Outreach Workers Are More Likely to Experience Gun Violence Than Police Are

Andrew V. Papachristos, David M. Hureau and Jalon Arthur | Opinion

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Why Do Animals Keep Evolving into Crabs?

Crablike bodies are so evolutionarily favorable that they’ve evolved at least five different times

Laurel Hamers and LiveScience

How Dreams Reveal Brain Disorders

Examining dream content can assist in the diagnosis of psychiatric and neurological illnesses. What does fighting off a lion mean?

Marie-Neige Cordonnier

India Cuts Periodic Table and Evolution from School Textbooks

The periodic table, as well as evolution, won’t be taught to under-16s in India as they start the new school year

Dyani Lewis and Nature magazine

Natural Disasters

How Long Will Wildfire Smoke Last, and Where Will It Spread?

Smoke from record-setting wildfires in Canada has blanketed parts of the eastern U.S., but shifting summer weather patterns should bring relief

Meghan Bartels and Andrea Thompson

Planetary Science

Newfound ‘Quasi-Moon’ Has Been Earth’s Fellow Traveler for Thousands of Years

Astronomers recently identified asteroid 2023 FW13 as a quasi-moon, a space rock orbiting the sun nearly in tandem with Earth

Kiley Price and LiveScience

Betelgeuse’s Brightening Raises Hopes for a Supernova Spectacle

Betelgeuse, the red star at the shoulder of the constellation Orion, has been acting strange, raising hopes for the spectacle of a lifetime

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Inside the New Missions to Jupiter's Moons

Inside the New Missions to Jupiter's Moons

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Spacecraft will explore hidden oceans and the possibility of life on the moons of Jupiter

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Listen to the Astonishing 'Chirp' of Two Black Holes Merging

Some of the most violent cosmic collisions occur silently in the vacuum of space, but with the right instrumental ears, we can still hear it happen. Here's how.

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Will the Chesapeake Bay Become a Dead Zone?

May 3, 2023

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