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Awe-inspiring advances in science and technology from Scientific American.

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  • Astronomers just accidentally spotted the faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science

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    Jul 15, 2026

  • The Perseid meteor shower aligns with a total solar eclipse this year--here's how to see it #Astronomy #Space #Science

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    Jul 15, 2026

  • August's solar eclipse inspires science involving jets, balloons and Einstein's general theory of relativity #Science #Astronomy #Physics

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    Jul 15, 2026

  • Experimental immune therapy shows promise against deadly childhood brain cancer #Science #Health #Medicine

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • NASA's Hubble reveals a black hole hiding inside a massive star cluster in the Milky Way #Astronomy #Space #BlackHoles

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • Prepare for dangerous air pollution in the Northeast, thanks to Minnesota wildfires #Environment #Wildfire #AirQuality

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • T. rex fossil named "Gus" becomes the most expensive dinosaur sold at auction #Science #Paleontology #Fossils

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • Did scientists just create synthetic life? #Science #Life #Research

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • ChatGPT just proved another 50-year-old math conjecture #AI #Math #Science

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • Here's the deal with 'corn sweat'--it's not all actually corn's fault #Science #Agriculture #Botany

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    Jul 14, 2026

  • We finally know the name of a Maya mathematician #History #Math #Archaeology

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Why have there been so many record-breaking heat waves this summer? #ClimateChange #Science #Environment

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Why have their been so many record-breaking heat waves this summer? #Science #Climate #Heatwave

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants #Science #Policy #Research

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Scientists spot sugar in interstellar space for the first time ever #Astronomy #Space #Science

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Mathematicians still don't know the fastest way to multiply numbers #Mathematics #Science #Algorithms

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Deadly meat allergies from tick bites are on the rise. Should you be worried? #Health #Science #Allergies

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    Jul 12, 2026

  • Is it a problem for cats to eat insects? Researchers are probing feline diets to find out #Science #Animals #Cats

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    Jul 12, 2026

  • How a 1,900-year-old latrine helps explain why Roman concrete lasts #History #Science #Engineering

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    Jul 11, 2026

  • Wimbledon 2026 opened with a 148 mph serve--here's how tennis players brains track such fast balls #Science #SportsScience #Neuroscience

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    Jul 11, 2026

  • China's Long March 10B rocket successfully launches--and lands--in a global spaceflight milestone #Spaceflight #Rockets #Science

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    Jul 10, 2026

  • Odds of a Super El Niño are rising, and that could have deadly consequences #Science #Climate #Environment

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    Jul 10, 2026

  • How could laxer radiation exposure rules affect public health? #Science #Health #Policy

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    Jul 10, 2026

  • Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point #Science #Conservation #Ethics

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    Jul 10, 2026

  • Is Earth the only planet with total solar eclipses? #Astronomy #Space #Science

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    Jul 10, 2026

  • 'Dark' comets sprouting tails could help solve interstellar mysteries #Science #Astronomy #Space

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    Jul 10, 2026

  • Physicist says splashy new cosmology study made 'elemental' mistake #Science #Cosmology #Physics

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    Jul 9, 2026

  • These absurdly cute mice live at higher altitudes than any other mammal--here's how they do it #Science #Animals #Evolution

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    Jul 9, 2026

  • Cases of explosive diarrhea-causing parasite cyclosporiasis are rising fast in the U.S. #Health #Science #Parasites

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    Jul 9, 2026

  • Early bird, night owl or something else? Five patterns may define how we sleep #Science #Sleep #Health

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    Jul 9, 2026

  • Scientists get clearest view yet of a spreading seafloor #Science #Oceanography #Geology

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • Can we geoengineer ourselves out of an El Niño year? #Climate #Science #Geoengineering

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • RFK, Jr. is turning his attention to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce #Science #Health #Policy

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • Why "Neil the seal" is unleashing chaos in Tasmania #Wildlife #Animals #Ocean

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • Einstein's greatest theory triumphs again in landmark frame-dragging measurement #Science #Physics #Astronomy

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • Detecting hidden nuclear weapons in space may be possible using cosmic rays #Science #Space #Technology

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • Why more extreme rain could mean more shark bites #Science #Environment #Ocean

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    Jul 8, 2026

  • International timekeepers to vote on changing the leap second to a leap hour #Science #Time #Technology

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