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Readers Respond to the September 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the September 2021 issue of Scientific American
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We Must Enhance—but Also Decolonize—America’s Global Health Diplomacy
The U.S. can rebuild its role in the global health landscape on the basis of equitable policies rather than exploitative ones
Climate Change
State Climate Action Raced Forward in 2021
A raft of laws and regulations have included limits on power-sector emissions and cap-and-trade provisions
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Global Vaccine Equity Is Much More Important Than ‘Vaccine Passports’
We need to suppress the level of SARS-CoV-2 in as many humans as possible as quickly as possible
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Readers Respond to the August 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the August 2021 issue of Scientific American
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In Case You Missed It
Top news from around the world
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In Case You Missed It
Top news from around the world
Conservation
Biodiversity’s Greatest Protectors Need Protection
Indigenous peoples have been conserving ecosystems for millennia. Now the developed world wants to evict them
Climate Change
International Treaty to Phase Out Potent Greenhouse Gas Goes to the Senate
The Kigali Amendment, supported by the cooling industry, has finally been sent for ratification
Climate Change
After COP26 Summit, World Waits to See if Democrats Can Pass Climate Legislation
Party members in Congress are optimistic about passing an ambitious climate bill
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Readers Respond to the July 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the July 2021 issue of Scientific American
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The Right to Repair Should be Protected by Law
The U.S. Congress needs to uphold the freedom to repair electronic devices
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In Case You Missed It
Top news from around the world
Education
Weakened Tenure Protections Will Harm Students as Well as Faculty
A unanimous vote by Georgia’s Board of Regents could stifle academic freedom
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Where Gun Stores Open, Gun Homicides Increase
More oversight of dealers and investment in impoverished communities are key to reducing violence, experts say
Climate Change
The Infrastructure Bill Is Desperately Needed, Engineers Say
One of the experts who grades U.S. utilities every four years explains what needs to be fixed
Climate Change
IPCC, You’ve Made Your Point: Humans Are a Primary Cause of Climate Change
It’s time to redirect your major focus to how we deal with the problem
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New State Laws Harm Public Health by Putting Politicians in Charge of Medicine
A crop of bad bills hobbles health agencies and makes it harder to stop disease
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Electoral Engineering and the Freedom to Vote
Securing basic voting rights should take priority over more elaborate reforms
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Ancient Egypt’s Sacred Baboons, Vapor Storms and Fighting Hunger
Why Thoth is our favorite deity, preparing the James Webb Space Telescope and fixing genes in this month’s issue
