SCIENCE
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Whooping Cough Deaths Rise in U.S. as Surge in Infections Continues
December 30, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Whooping Cough Deaths Rise in U.S. as Surge in…
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Why Active Rest Is Important During the Holidays
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The holiday season…
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Sparkling Galaxy Merger Shines in New Euclid Space Telescope Image
December 24, 2025 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Dark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy Merger The…
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2025’s Scientific Landscape Upended as Federal Overhauls, Public Health Setbacks, Climate Rollbacks and Cosmic Surprises Collide
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. As the year comes to an…
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How Scientists Are Decoding Hawaiian Monk Seal Communication
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. With some estimates placing the number…
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RNA May Be Common throughout the Cosmos, New Study Suggests
How life begins remains an unsolved question. One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in…
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New Cell Transplant Therapy Restores Insulin Production in Patient with Type 1 Diabetes
December 12, 2025 Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Cell Transplant Therapy Offers New Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Scientists have…
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RFK, Jr., Questions Safety of Approved RSV Shots for Babies
December 9, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm RFK, Jr., Questions Safety of Approved RSV Shots for…
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How Close Are Today’s AI Models to AGI—And to Self-Improving into Superintelligence?
December 6, 2025 5 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Are We Seeing the First Steps Toward AI Superintelligence?…
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NASA’s Next Chief, Jared Isaacman, Gives Answers in Senate Grilling
On Wednesday U.S. senators told President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA that the agency must beat China back to…
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