SCIENCE
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Penicillin Musical Plays at U.N. Meeting on Antibiotic Resistance
In May cell biologist and physician Robert Farese received an unusual e-mail. “Have you ever dreamed of singing on stage…
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What Really Happened at the Pentagon’s Once-Hidden UFO Office?
September 26, 2024 4 min read What Really Happened at the Pentagon’s Once-Hidden UFO Office? An office in the Pentagon…
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How Pregnancy Changes the Brain, and How Lizards Make DIY Scuba Gear
How Pregnancy Changes the Brain, and How Lizards Make DIY Scuba Gear This week’s news roundup explores how the brain…
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Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science
September 19, 2024 4 min read Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science Three scientists are honored for…
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How to Understand Your Child’s Screenings for Autism and Other Conditions
This piece is part of Scientific American’s column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. As we strive to…
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Summer 2024 Was the Hottest Ever Measured, Beating Last Year
September 13, 2024 4 min read Summer 2024 Was the Hottest Ever Measured, Beating Last Year The year 2024 could…
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Kamala Harris’s Ascent Shows How Political Hardball—And Smart Polling—Pays Off
September 10, 2024 5 min read Kamala Harris’s Ascent Shows How Political Hardball—And Smart Polling—Pays Off So far, enthusiasm for…
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Boeing’s Starliner Crew Mission Returns to Earth, but Its Astronauts Are Still in Space
September 7, 2024 5 min read Starliner Spacecraft Safely Returns to Earth, sans Astronauts Starliner’s first crewed test flight has…
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Brutal Southwest Heat Wave Will Extend Streak of 100 Days of 100 Degrees F
September 4, 2024 4 min read Brutal Heat Wave Will Extend Streak of 100 Days of 100 Degrees F Summer…
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Scientists Make ‘Cyborg Worms’ with a Brain Guided by AI
September 2, 2024 2 min read Scientists Make ‘Cyborg Worms’ with a Brain Guided by AI AI and tiny worms…
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