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The technology they receive is often obsolete or has never been used in wealthier nations

Founded to carry out the genocide of Indigenous people, they created conditions that killed thousands of children

Researchers cite studies that can’t be replicated weirdly often

Letters to the editor from the April 2021 issue of Scientific American

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Tasty radio; early fake leather

Ten Republican attorneys general have asked a federal court to keep a revamped social cost of carbon from taking effect

Some astronomers argue the space agency’s next flagship observatory will memorialize discrimination. Others are waiting for more evidence

They strengthen the institutions that ensure a strong democracy, leading to rational decisions

The disqualification of a leading U.S. Olympics candidate has brought the World Anti-Doping Agency’s marijuana prohibition under fire

The country’s gender and sexual minorities are in urgent need of a supportive public health system

The UNESCO World Heritage Site is under pressure from pollution and climate change