SCIENCE
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Why mathematicians hate Good Will Hunting
I still remember the movie night when I first watched Good Will Hunting with my mom. Matt Damon played a…
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Male Neandertals and female humans likely interbred more often than the other way around
February 26, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Neandertal and human interbreeding tended to follow a specific…
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Why wet, heavy snow is the best for making snowballs and snowmen
February 23, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why the Northeast blizzard’s snow is ideal for snowballs…
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Trump administration slashes mercury regulations from coal plants
February 20, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Trump administration slashes mercury regulations from coal plants Mercury…
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Key NIH research institute told to remove references to ‘pandemic preparedness’
Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic…
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First Proof is AI’s toughest math test yet. The results are mixed
February 14, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm AI just got its toughest math test yet. The…
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This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop
February 11, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop…
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The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns
February 8, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The science behind why some auroras have such stunning…
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Kanzi the famous bonobo may have understood ‘pretend’ objects
Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was “starstruck,” she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how…
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NASA’s Artemis II launch rehearsal hits a snag
NASA’s wet dress rehearsal—a crucial test of the agency’s Artemis II mission to the moon—has hit a snag. Engineers had…
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