SCIENCE
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2025 Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded for Research on Tipsy Bats and Pasta Physics
Many scientists dream of winning a Nobel Prize, an accolade that brings worldwide recognition, prestige and a place in the…
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New Research Shows Gut Cells Communicate Directly with the Brain
This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. Rachel…
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Scientists Map Nightlife and Communication of NYC Rats to Help Urban Planning and Pest Control
Here in New York City, we humans crown ourselves rulers of the five boroughs—but the kingdom is split. We cohabit…
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Early Experiments Show Fast-Acting Antidote Targets Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
September 11, 2025 2 min read Early Experiments Show Fast-Acting Antidote Targets Carbon Monoxide Poisoning A study in mice and…
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NASA’s InSight Lander Reveals Mars’s Lumpy Mantle in New Seismic Study
Marsquakes, Vaccine Politics and Mammoth Microbiomes A common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains…
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How Big Can a Black Hole Get?
In the early 1960s astronomers discovered a monster. Something in the constellation of Virgo was pouring out radio waves, but…
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New Knot Theory Discovery Overturns Long-Held Mathematical Assumption
September 2, 2025 2 min read New Knot Theory Discovery Overturns Long-Held Mathematical Assumption Mathematicians have unraveled a key conjecture…
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Neglecton Particles Could Be Key to More Stable Quantum Computers
Aaron Lauda has been exploring an area of mathematics that most physicists have seen little use for, wondering if it…
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Spacecraft After String of Mishaps
August 26, 2025 3 min read SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Spacecraft after String of Mishaps Overcoming three recent failed tries,…
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The Brain’s Map of the Body Is Surprisingly Stable—Even after a Limb Is Lost
August 23, 2025 3 min read The Brain’s Map of the Body Is Surprisingly Stable—Even after a Limb Is Lost…
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