Climate Change
Nominees for a Science Award Were All White Men—Nobody Won
A protest by a group of scientists has ignited spirited discussions about the persistent lack of diversity in such awards
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Vaccines
COVID Quickly, Episode 17: Vaccine Lies and Protecting Immunocompromised People
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...
Reproduction
What Dune Reveals about Reproductive Control and Eugenics
A new adaption offers an opportunity to revisit the overlooked biology in Herbert’s classic tale
Endangered Species
Disturbing Answers to the Mystery of Tuskless Female Elephants
Poaching brings evolutionary pressure for tusklessness
Climate Change
Pandemic Economic Recovery Could Worsen Climate Change Health Impacts
By continuing to subsidize fossil fuels, recovery plans could exacerbate threats from diseases such as malaria, cholera and dengue fever
Endangered Species
An Unblinking History of the Conservation Movement
In her new book Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, science journalist Michelle Nijhuis looks into the past of the wildlife conservation field, warts and all, to try to chart its future...
Ecology
What Dune Should Teach Us about the Beauty of ‘Wastelands’
There are deep-rooted connections between sustainable deserts and a sustainable future
Quantum Physics
This Simple Experiment Could Challenge Standard Quantum Theory
Measuring the time it takes particles to travel between two points may offer the best-yet test for Bohmian mechanics
Climate Change
Fossil Fuel Development to Exceed Global Climate Targets
Planned oil, gas and coal production is not in line with countries’ pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Policy
Electoral Engineering and the Freedom to Vote
Securing basic voting rights should take priority over more elaborate reforms
