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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
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Four Laws That Could Stem the Rising Threat of Mass Shootings
Pro-gun advocates claim new laws will not make us safer. But here is evidence the right laws will do exactly that
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The Antiscience Supreme Court Is Hurting the Health of Americans
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion signaling an end to Roe v. Wade is the latest in a broad trend of rejecting science and expertise
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Space Won’t Be Safe until the U.S. and China Can Cooperate
The two countries must put aside their mistrust in order to establish rules for the peaceful use of outer space
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Science News Briefs from around the World: May 2022
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Readers Respond to the January 2022 Issue
Letters to the editor from the January 2022 issue of Scientific American
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Cryptocurrencies and NFTs Are a Buyer Beware Market
Scams and volatility plague this market, and the Biden administration is still trying to decide where the federal government fits in
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Readers Respond to the December 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the December 2021 issue of Scientific American
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Birdsong, Quantum Computing, Omicron’s Mutations, and More
How science helps us see, hear and fix things we can’t easily perceive
Climate Change
Climate Litigation Boosted by IPCC Report
The report says lawsuits filed against governments and fossil fuel companies have the potential to influence climate policy
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How Junk Science Is Being Used against Trans Kids
This researcher has been studying the history of transgender kids for years. Here’s what you need to know.
Natural Disasters
Most States Are Failing on Building Codes, FEMA Says
Thirty-nine states received the agency’s lowest score, including many of the most disaster-prone
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Science News Briefs from around the World: April 2022
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Laws Vilifying Transgender Children and Their Families Are Abusive
Recent measures in Florida, Texas and elsewhere serve to traumatize trans children and their families, uphold ideas that trans children are inherently troubled and go against medical advice...
Public Health
COVID Revealed the Fragility of American Public Health
What happens when a deadly virus hits a vulnerable society
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COVID Pushed Global Health Institutions to Their Limits
The need to reinvent the World Health Organization has become abundantly clear
Climate Change
Proposed SEC Climate Rules Have Sparked a Fight over Indirect Emissions
If finalized, the rules would require companies to disclose emissions associated with their consumers and suppliers
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COVID Changed the World of Work Forever
People realized their jobs don’t have to be that way
Engineering
Russia’s New Nuclear Missiles Squeeze Response Time
As treaties end, Russia focuses on hypersonic weapons that could “tighten the noose” on current U.S. defenses
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Bird Navigation, Dark Matter, Biblical Archaeology, and More
Highlights from the April 2022 issue of Scientific American
