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Supersensitive Telescope Gets Global Governing Body
CERN-like organization will oversee the construction and operation of the powerful Square Kilometer Array
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On Pi Day, Let's Disrupt Our Narrow Notions of STEM
A festival in Dallas shows how these fields connect to most spheres of human activity, including the arts, humanities and design
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Scientists Call for a Moratorium on Editing Inherited Genes
Amid a controversy over gene-edited babies, leading researchers want to call a halt and install a global governance process
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New Acting FDA Commissioner Named
Ned Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will take over the job when Scott Gottlieb leaves next month
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Trump Seeks Big Cuts to Science Funding—Again
The president wants to cut spending at the National Institutes of Health and Environmental Protection Agency, but it is not clear whether Congress will go along
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Democrats Want Any Infrastructure Bill to Address Climate Change
Proponents have floated proposals ranging from energy efficiency to electric grid modernization
Public Health
Violence Propels Ebola Outbreak toward 1,000 Cases
Surging conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is hampering efforts to stamp out the virus
Infertility and the Leaky Pipeline
Difficulty in conceiving a baby should not be allowed to wreck a woman’s scientific career
What High School Engineering Taught Me, and How It Can Empower Other Girls
On International Women’s Day, a student reflects on a class that inspired her creativity
Climate Change
As Russian Military Moves into Thawing Arctic, U.S. Strategy Shifts
Two generals told a Senate panel that climate change is already affecting the U.S. military
William Happer Courts the Trump Administration
An eminent physicist leads a political effort to undermine climate science
Natural Disasters
Tornado Activity Is Shifting, but Is It Due to Warming?
The timing and frequency of tornadoes has changed, and events are becoming costlier
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Manhattan Weighs Driver Fee to Cut Pollution
A new plan endorses congestion pricing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector
Natural Disasters
Rising Seas Soaked Home Owners for $16 Billion over 12 Years
The threat of flooding has driven some buyers away and caused losses in property values
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How Security Experts Track North Korea’s Nuclear Activity
Remote techniques can detect signs of active testing—but they don’t tell us everything
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Time’s Up Tackles Gender Bias and Harassment in Health Care
The nonprofit is launching a new affiliate to address these issues, with the backing of major medical institutions
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Readers Respond to the November 2018 Issue
Letters to the editor from the November 2018 issue of Scientific American
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Top news from around the world
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We Need More Diversity in Genomic Databases
A heavy skew toward white people makes precision medicine imprecise
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Hating Daylight Savings in 1919; Plans for the Panama Canal in 1869
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
