Can Quantum Mechanics Save the Cosmic Multiverse?
A surprising connection between cosmology and quantum mechanics could unveil the secrets of space and time
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Want to Lose Weight? What You Need to Know about Eating and Exercise
Two decades of research confirm that weight loss is about burning more calories than you consume—but what you eat is more important than how much you exercise
Increasingly Acidic Oceans Are Causing Fish to Behave Badly
Ocean acidification may alter the behaviors of underwater creatures in disastrous ways
New Drugs for Lou Gehrig's Disease Head for Clinical Trials
Newly discovered genetic mutations are providing clues about how this disorder relentlessly destroys motor neurons and robs people of their mobility. The findings may lead to drug therapies for a condition that has long defied treatment ...
Naturalist Trevor Goward Helps to Overturn a 150-Year-Old Truth of Science
How a naturalist’s observations in the wilds of British Columbia inspired a scientist to discover hidden symbioses—overturning 150 years of accepted scientific wisdom
An AI That Knows the World Like Children Do
Artificial intelligence has staged a revival by starting to incorporate what we know about how children learn
Whatever Happened to the Greenland Vikings?
They ruled the icy outpost for hundreds of years before their colonies collapsed. New findings are elucidating their puzzling decline
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Artificial Intelligence Helps in Learning How Children Learn
Alison Gopnik, author of “Making AI Human” in Scientific American ’s June issue describes the use of Bayesian statistics to outline how youngsters infer the basics of cause and effect...
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- From the Editor
From Science to Knowledge to Hope: New Insights into the Multiverse and to Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Letters
Readers Respond to the February 2017 Issue
- Advances
U.S. Icebreaker Fleet Is Overdue for an Upgrade
Sharklike Fossil Fills In the Jaws Family Tree
New NASA-Inspired Fire Shelters Could Better Withstand Blazes
New Simpler Parkinson's Tests Probe Walking, Talking, Typing
Reprintable Paper Offers Sustainable Alternative to the Printed Word
Menstrual Cycle "on a Chip" Offers a New Window into Female Physiology
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Detecting Radiation Exposure with a Blood Test
A Comeback for Electricity Tech Once Championed by Thomas Edison
Sea-Level Rise Poses a Rising Risk to U.S. Shores
Robot Chef Learns to Twirl Pizza Like a Pro
- Forum
Curiosity-Driven Knowledge Is a Vital Form of Infrastructure
- The Science of Health
Revenge of the Super Lice
- The Science Agenda
Science Diplomacy Is More Vital Than Ever
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What Apple Should Fix in iOS 11
- Recommended
Daring Apollo 8 Astronauts, Rediscovering a Forgotten Math Genius and Other New Science Books
- Skeptic
No, There Wasn't an Advanced Civilization 12,000 Years Ago
- Anti Gravity
If You Don't Like Insects, You Should Love Spiders
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
A Look at the Grim Business of Underground Warfare in 1917
- Graphic Science
A Loud Warning: Millions of People Do Not Protect Their Ears
