How Snakes Breathe while Crushing Prey  

Boa constrictors wearing blood pressure cuffs and tiny masks reveal the answer to a biological puzzle -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 13:44:51

Bigger Floods Endanger Millions Living in Extreme Poverty  

The vast majority people exposed to both threats live in India and sub-Saharan Africa -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 11:13:32

What You Need to Know About Monkeypox  

An infectious disease expert answers questions about how the virus spreads, what its symptoms are, and how to get testing and treatment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 05:08:41

We Asked GPT-3 to Write an Academic Paper about Itself.--Then We Tried to Get It Published  

An artificially intelligent first author presents many ethical questions—and could upend the publishing process -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 02:52:06

A Remote Controlled Carnivorous Plant?  

Researchers design an artificial neuron that can trigger closure of a Venus flytrap. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 02:45:32

The Supreme Court's Latest Decision is a Blow for Stopping Climate Change  

By deciding in favor of fossil fuel interests and limited regulatory authority, the Court has hampered EPA’s ability to mitigate power plant carbon pollution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 02:35:35

A Person Got COVID from a Cat in First Confirmed Case  

Scientists in Thailand have established that a tabby passed SARS-CoV-2 to a veterinary surgeon—although such cases of cat-to-human transmission are probably rare -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 02:33:19

Electronic Skin Lets Humans Feel What Robots Do--And Vice Versa  

An integration of soft materials, sensors and flexible electronics is bringing robotic “skin” closer than ever to reality -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-30 01:11:44

How Indigenous Groups Are Using 3-D Technology to Preserve Ancient Practices  

To safeguard fragile cultural objects, some groups are replicating them with digital models -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-29 13:26:21

U.S. Retreats from Pledge to End Gas Investments  

The energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine is testing Western leaders’ promises to phase out natural gas financing abroad -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-29 12:36:21

Abortion Restrictions Could Cause an Ob-Gyn Brain Drain  

With Roe v. Wade overturned, banning abortion in many states could lead to a large number of ob-gyns avoiding practicing there or failing to receive crucial medical training -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-29 12:34:05

Who Is Liable when AI Kills?  

We need to change rules and institutions while still promoting innovation to protect people from faulty AI -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-29 09:05:26

NASA's Tiny CAPSTONE CubeSat Launches on Pioneering Moon Mission  

The spacecraft will arrive in lunar orbit in mid-November to help prepare for a future moon-orbiting outpost -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-28 17:04:57

Gunshot Survivors and Trauma Surgeons Welcome the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act  

After a chaotic week in which gun safety measures were struck down by the Supreme Court and enacted by Biden, the time to act is now -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-28 10:44:31

Renewable Energy Is Surging, But Trouble Looms  

The International Energy Agency projects that spending on renewables in 2022 will exceed the record $440 billion invested last year -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-28 07:49:39

This AI Tool Could Predict the Next Coronavirus Variant  

The model, which uses machine learning to track the fitness of different viral strains, accurately predicted the rise of Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant and the Alpha variant -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-28 05:10:45

Mathematicians Are Trying to 'Hear' Shapes  

An intriguing question about drums kicked off decades of inquiry -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-28 04:10:59

New Abortion Laws Could Make Prenatal Genetic Screening Harder to Do  

States that outlaw abortions after a certain number of weeks could make it difficult or impossible to terminate a pregnancy because of a serious genetic disorder -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-27 19:02:28

Kids' Vaccines at Last and Challenges in Making New Drugs: COVID, Quickly, Episode 33  

On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we discuss some parents breathing a collective sigh of relief and the paradox of how effective vaccines can make it harder to... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-27 10:01:50

We Need to Make 'Electrifying Everything' Easier  

Incentives and remodeling need to be more straightforward and equitable if we expect people to convert their homes away from fossil fuels -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-27 09:26:13

U.S. Jump-Starts Effort to Curb Residential CO2 Emissions  

The project will retrofit older homes and apartment buildings to be more energy efficient -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-27 06:57:59

Global Warming Causes Fewer Tropical Cyclones  

But those that do form have a greater chance of becoming intense storms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-27 04:23:57

What Air Pollution in South Korea Can Teach the World about Misinformation  

Tracking how misinformation campaigns begin and amplify can give scientists tools to combat them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-27 04:15:21

How Connected Cars Can Map Urban Heat Islands  

Crowdsourced vehicle data trace the contours of dangerous city temperatures -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-27 03:28:44

Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom  

Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-26 10:33:37

How Parents' Trauma Leaves Biological Traces in Children  

Adverse experiences can change future generations through epigenetic pathways -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-25 03:22:20

Roe v. Wade Was Overturned. Here's how Your Phone Could Be Used to Spy on You.  

From figuring out how often you go to the bathroom to potentially being used to prosecute you, your trusty smartphone might not be so trusty in a post-Roe world. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 14:59:04

Primary Care Providers Can Help Safeguard Abortion  

As abortion access becomes more limited in the U.S., primary care providers can and should provide these services to people who need them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 12:49:28

How the Higgs Boson Ruined Peter Higgs's Life  

A new biography of the physicist and the particle he predicted reveals his disdain for the spotlight -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 06:52:59

Deadly Heat Wave's Lesson: 'This Is the Future We All Face'  

After last year’s heat crisis, Pacific Northwest emergency managers, doctors and even transit systems are using lessons learned to prepare for this summer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 06:11:07

How Abortion Misinformation and Disinformation Spread Online  

With reproductive rights being dismantled, social media companies need to stop propagating lies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 03:28:51

How AI Facial Recognition is Helping Conserve Pumas  

Researchers tricked out conventional camera traps to snap headshots of Puma concolor, revealing a better way to track the elusive species. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 03:07:53

Spray-On, Rinse-Off Food 'Wrapper' Can Cut Plastic Packaging  

The coating deters microorganisms to fight both food waste and foodborne illness -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 02:58:29

Why Was Afghanistan's Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake So Devastating?  

Famed seismologist Lucy Jones explains how building methods and quake dynamics interact—and what to do about the problem -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-24 01:44:40

Sequencing Cat Genomes Could Help Breed Healthier Kitties  

A study of more than 11,000 felines reveals the benefits of genetic testing before breeding -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-23 13:46:03

We Can't Let Monkeypox Turn into a Repeat of COVID  

Will governments apply lessons learned from COVID to this latest viral outbreak? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-23 12:24:16

Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage, UK Officials Warn  

The detected strain can sometimes cause severe disease in people who are not vaccinated against polio -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-23 12:13:19

Research on Gun Violence Has Been Thwarted: It's Now More Urgent Than Ever  

We need to make firearms safer, and to do that, we need more robust research funding -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-23 09:15:57

Controversy Grows Over whether Mars Samples Endanger Earth  

Planetary scientists are eager to bring Red Planet rocks, soil and even air to Earth, but critics fear the risk of contaminating our world’s biosphere  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-23 02:47:35

Prescribed Burns Are More Dangerous Because of Climate Change  

But the technique must remain in the firefighting toolbox, a new U.S. Forest Service report says -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-23 02:26:58

Columbine Should Have Been an Isolated Event: It Was Just a Beginning  

An emergency medicine physician remembers witnessing the carnage of more than one mass shooting -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-22 06:52:08

Venomous Snail Unlocks New Diabetes Drugs  

A cone snail’s poison helps to form a fast-acting insulin -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-22 05:03:05

Gaia's Multi-Billion-Star Map of the Milky Way Keeps Getting Better  

The latest data release from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission is sparking a frenzy of exciting new astrophysics research -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-22 04:03:27

Seville Launches World's First Program to Name and Rank Heat Waves  

The launch comes after the hottest first two weeks of June ever recorded in Spain -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-22 01:39:16

Climate Change Is Turning More of Central Asia into Desert  

The rapid expansion will have significant impacts on ecosystems and the people and animals who rely on them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-22 01:31:31

How Culturally Significant Mammals Tell the Story of Social Ascension for Black Americans  

Juneteenth offers an opportunity to reflect on the wildlife linked to a people’s transformation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-21 08:43:57

Marine Microbe Lures Prey into Custom Slime Traps  

These organisms’ private “mucospheres” play an outsize role in the planet’s carbon cycle -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-21 05:43:37

Fight over Damages Threatens to Derail Climate Negotiations  

Small nations that have done little to cause global warming stand to suffer immeasurably and are increasingly vocal about receiving compensation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-21 05:35:18

To Prevent Nuclear Annihilation, Resume Negotiations Immediately  

The war in Ukraine shows the urgency of nuclear arms control -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-21 04:10:57

A Playbook for Science Denial, 'Scientific Phallocracy' in the Animal Kingdom, and More  

Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-20 11:05:05

What Did COVID Teach Us about Preparing for a Plant Pandemic?  

The question is not whether we'll experience such an event; it’s whether we'll be ready when it strikes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-20 10:57:29

Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy--And Simple Ways To Fix It  

Research suggests platform designs make us lose track of time spent on them and can heighten conflicts, and then we feel upset with ourselves -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-20 06:46:37

Birth Control Pills Are Safe and Simple: Why Do They Require a Prescription?  

The risks associated with hormonal contraception are lower than the risk of pregnancy itself and comparable to those of other over-the-counter drugs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-20 03:35:26

Predatory Journals That Publish Shoddy Research Put People's Lives at Risk  

Doctors may accept spurious claims about medical treatments, and invalid studies wrongly influence public policy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-19 05:27:16

Your Body May Be Able to Repair Its Arthritic Joints with Help from Drugs or Surgery  

Knees and other joints regrow some lost cartilage with some outside aid, research suggests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-18 11:16:48

Amber Heard and Britney Spears Highlight the Stigma of Women's Mental Illness  

High-profile celebrities have to meet the impossible expectations of being compassionate and competitive while seamlessly projecting a sexual persona -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 20:17:37

New COVID Drugs Face Delays as Trials Get Harder to Do  

The success of vaccines has reduced the pool of people available for studies, among other factors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 13:02:09

Secret Polar Bear Population Is Found Living in a Seemingly Impossible Habitat  

The discovery provides a glimmer of hope for the iconic white bears -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 12:30:46

Racism Drives Environmental Inequality--But Most Americans Don't Realize  

Survey finds that most people think poverty is why pollution disproportionately affects Black people, despite evidence that racism is the major cause -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 12:19:59

How Skin Cancer Rates Vary across the Globe  

This leading cancer affects some populations and regions much more than others -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 11:39:46

Redwoods Grow Weird Leaves to Suck Water from Air  

Here’s how they choose the right leaf for the job -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 09:44:47

If Electric Vehicles Don't Cut CO2 Fast Enough, These Fuels Might Help  

Department of Energy researchers say gasoline might have to be substituted with biofuels to ensure that climate targets are achieved -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 06:29:37

How Culturally Significant Mammals Tell the Story of Social Ascension for Black Americans  

Juneteenth offers an opportunity to reflect on the wildlife linked to a people’s transformation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 05:29:19

The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration [Sponsored]  

Huda Zoghbi is a clinician-scientist who studies the molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. This year, she shared The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for discovering the genetic... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 03:49:40

Betelgeuse 'Great Dimming' Mystery Solved by Satellite Photobomb  

Images from Japan’s Himawari-8 spacecraft shed light on the red supergiant star’s remarkable fading -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-17 01:10:40

How the U.S. Is Preparing for Europe's Carbon Tariffs  

More products are being added to a proposed carbon border fee, affecting billions of dollars of American goods -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-16 19:58:13

Behind Every Smile  

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what do you think? 2022-06-16 12:29:38

Ocean Oil Slick Map Reveals Enough Greasy Patches to Cover France--Twice  

An algorithm-aided analysis of satellite images reveals the size, distribution and sources of oil slicks at sea -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-16 11:12:30

Strawberry Fields  

Nothing is real about the colors you see here -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-16 10:46:41

Climate Destroyers Go to Jail, Martian Travel Guide, Bee Interiority, and More  

Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-16 07:32:02

Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down  

The pioneering probes are still running after nearly 45 years in space, but they will soon lose some of their instruments -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-16 04:45:02

Female CEOs Change How Firms Talk about Women  

Appointing women to leadership positions renders organizations more likely to describe all women as being powerful, persistent, and bold -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-16 02:49:53

Acne Inflammation Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments  

A key player is revealed in the acne-causing immune battle -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-16 02:24:44

COVID Vaccines for Kids Younger Than Five Get Green Light from Regulators  

An advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer shots for the youngest children -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 17:14:46

Utah Kept Them from Learning about Consent, So These Teens Found a Place to Have 'the Talk' Together  

A group of teenagers in rural Utah are training to become sex educators so that they can teach their peers what they do not learn in the classroom -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 09:35:55

What Are Neutrinos, and How Can We Measure Their Mass?  

 The weirdest subatomic particles require enormous equipment to study -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 09:15:04

Physicists Link Two Time Crystals in Seemingly Impossible Experiment  

A new demonstration of these exotic constructs could help bridge classical and quantum physics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 08:47:06

Ancient Women's Teeth Reveal Origins of 14-Century Black Death  

A medieval cemetery yields DNA evidence of the deadly pandemic bacterium’s Central Asian ancestor -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 06:23:45

Nearly 100,000 People Received Disaster Aid under a New Equity Policy  

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency has reduced barriers to cash assistance and other aid -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 05:42:54

Bad COVID Public Health Messaging Is Blocking Our Path To A "New Normal"  

But smarter communications from health agencies can improve the road ahead -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 02:09:30

Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic 'Forever Chemicals,' Scientists Warn  

Common chemicals sprayed on many crops each year are cloaked in bureaucratic uncertainties -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-15 01:43:31

When Things Feel Unreal, Is That a Delusion or an Insight?  

The psychiatric syndrome called derealization raises profound moral and philosophical questions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-14 10:26:52

We Must End Ageism in Cancer Clinical Trials  

Older patients are underrepresented in clinical trial research. Here’s how we can change that -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-14 05:25:06

Tiny, Tumbling Origami Robots Could Help with Targeted Drug Delivery  

The design’s origami pattern creates the flexibility needed to deliver compounds to specific areas of the body -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-14 05:04:38

Common Drugs Pollute Rivers on Every Continent  

A global look reveals contamination by antibiotics, antidepressants and other medications -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-14 03:49:27

Poem: 'Vaulted Seeds,' after the Svalbard Global Seed Vault  

Science in meter and verse -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-14 03:29:45

Engineers Look to River and Ocean Currents for Clean Energy  

The Department of Energy is helping to fund 11 projects that are designed to harness the power of moving water -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-14 02:23:40

COVID Death Rates Explained, Dismal Booster Stats, and New Vaccines  

On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we clear up some data misconceptions, get to the bottom of the booster uptake issue, and talk Novavax. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-13 08:19:51

Utah Kept Them from Learning about Consent, So These Teens Found a Place to Have 'the Talk' Together  

A group of teenagers in rural Utah are training to become sex educators so that they can teach their peers what they do not learn in the classroom -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-13 07:08:12

Wiggling Whiskers Help Hungry Seals Hunt in the Dark  

A new seal’s-eye view shows these specialized hairs in motion at sea -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-13 06:45:05

How Parachute Frogs Took to the Sky  

Broad-webbed feet help them glide through rain-forest canopies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-13 05:36:04

Heated Debate Persists over the Origins of Complex Cells  

Were mitochondria a driving evolutionary force or just a late addition? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-13 05:13:59

Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID  

The numbers of lives lost and dollars spent would have been significantly lower if coverage had been extended to everyone, a new study says -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-13 02:15:55

Renewable Energy Credits Allow Companies to Overstate Emissions Reductions  

The findings of a new study call into question whether businesses are truly meeting climate goals -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-10 09:24:04

Why You Can't Remember Being Born: A Look at 'Infantile Amnesia'  

Infants can form memories, just not the kind that recalls specific experiences -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-10 08:32:02

AI Can Predict Potential Nutrient Deficiencies from Space  

New work maps a region’s nutrient landscape -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-10 07:27:44

On Three Different Continents, Rural Health Strains under the Weight of the Coronavirus  

In remote communities in the U.S., Ecuador, and Zimbabwe, these health care workers are fighting much more than the virus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-10 02:16:05

Insights from Pregnancy Could Help Fight Cancer  

The placenta’s invasion of the uterus holds clues to cancer resistance -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-09 10:51:10

Stress Management Helped Wolves Become Dogs  

Genetic mutations related to production of the stress hormone cortisol may have played a role in the process of canine domestication -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-09 09:40:29

Blaming Gay Men for Monkeypox Will Harm Everyone  

Lessons from HIV/AIDS and SARS-CoV-2/COVID for harm reduction -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

what do you think? 2022-06-09 08:23:10