Climate Change
As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Killer Whales Are Moving In
Underwater recorders have picked up the sounds of orcas in places they haven’t previously been detected
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Epidemiology
COVID Quickly, Episode 20: The Omicron Scare, and Anti-COVID Pills Are Coming
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American ’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between...
Epidemiology
How the Omicron Variant Got So Many Scary Mutations So Quickly
The numerous changes in the coronavirus’s spike protein could have arisen in an isolated population or an immunocompromised person, or in animals
Culture
Nonfiction Is Cool, and Our Kids Know It
Changes in publishing have altered this genre for the better, so put some books on your holiday list
Aerospace
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Aces Helicopter and Plane Flight Tests
The biofuel, made from used cooking oil, could help the aviation industry cut climate-threatening carbon emissions
Politics
Conservative Justices Seem Poised to Overturn Roe’s Abortion Rights
Justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a case over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy
Planetary Science
Heavy Metal Exoplanet Found Orbiting Nearby Star
With a density close to that of pure iron, GJ 367b may be the remnant metal-rich core of an evaporated giant world
Fossil Fuels
Fulfilling Pledge to Ban Federal Drilling Proves Difficult for Biden Administration
Ending oil and gas drilling on federal lands would cause a relatively small reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Psychology
Peace Is More Than War’s Absence, and New Research Explains How to Build It
A new project measures ways to promote positive social relations among groups
Vaccines
The Benefits of Vaccinating Kids against COVID Far Outweigh the Risks of Myocarditis
Vaccination is likely to prevent many more COVID cases than it is to cause a rare and nonfatal heart side effect in 5–11-year-olds
