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

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  • Chaotic pigeons are helping redefine what we know about learning #Science #Learning #Animals

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    Jun 30, 2026

  • Why botulism keeps cropping up in infant formula #Science #Health #FoodSafety

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    Jun 30, 2026

  • Extreme heat is setting in for July 4. Here's what to know #Weather #Science #Heatwave

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    Jun 29, 2026

  • How to spot an AI-generated face, according to science #AI #Science #Technology

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    Jun 29, 2026

  • NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope #Space #Science #Tech

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    Jun 29, 2026

  • Gene-editing startups are using CRISPR to treat diseases #Science #Health #Biotech

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    Jun 29, 2026

  • How to tell a comet from an asteroid and a meteor from a meteorite #Astronomy #Space #Science

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    Jun 28, 2026

  • How to protect Earth from a deadly asteroid impact #Space #Science #Astronomy

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    Jun 27, 2026

  • What's best for baking--butter or margarine? A food scientist explains #Science #Food #Baking

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    Jun 27, 2026

  • Will humans one day talk to animals? This scientist is bringing us closer #Science #Animals #Research

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    Jun 26, 2026

  • What happens at the edge of a black hole? Astronomers may be close to finding out #Astronomy #BlackHoles #Science

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    Jun 26, 2026

  • Ancient Roman scrolls destroyed by Mount Vesuvius digitally unrolled in full for first time #History #Archaeology #Science

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    Jun 26, 2026

  • Cosmic imposters show astronomers sometimes get things hilariously wrong #Astronomy #Science #Space

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    Jun 26, 2026

  • How Mbappe, Haaland and Messi use psychology to stay sharp at the World Cup #SportsPsychology #Performance #WorldCup

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    Jun 26, 2026

  • France just hit its hottest day ever recorded #Climate #Science #GlobalWarming

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    Jun 25, 2026

  • Fundamental principles of the universe called into question by two physicists #Physics #Science #Universe

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    Jun 25, 2026

  • How quantum sensing could reveal hidden faults in thousands of U.S. bridges #QuantumPhysics #Engineering #Infrastructure

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    Jun 25, 2026

  • Weight loss drugs don't work for everyone--here's why #Science #Health #Medicine

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    Jun 25, 2026

  • Top quantum computer expert claims Microsoft's 'topological qubit' doesn't hold up #QuantumComputing #Tech #Science

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    Jun 24, 2026

  • Extreme heat is muddling animals' brains--and even triggering aggression #Science #Environment #Animals

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    Jun 24, 2026

  • How underappreciated mathematician Emmy Noether helped prove physics' most fundamental theories #Physics #Mathematics #HistoryOfAllTime

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    Jun 23, 2026

  • The first ticking 'nuclear clocks' are here #Science #Technology #Physics

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    Jun 23, 2026

  • Why the paint is peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool--experts explain #Science #History #Conservation

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    Jun 22, 2026

  • Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is almost as old as the universe itself #Astronomy #Space #Science

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    Jun 22, 2026

  • Stem cells banish severe autoimmune disease for 15 years #Science #Health #Medicine

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    Jun 22, 2026

  • Will NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopter fleet sink science at the Red Planet? #Space #Mars #Science

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    Jun 22, 2026

  • Got a tick bite? Here's what to do and when to seek treatment #Health #Science #Medicine

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    Jun 22, 2026

  • Ebola outbreak latest, World Cup heat risks and dad brains #Science #Health #Research

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    Jun 22, 2026

  • Can GLP-1s boost testosterone levels? #Health #Science #Medicine

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    Jun 21, 2026

  • How becoming a dad changes men's brains #Neuroscience #Parenthood #MensHealth

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    Jun 21, 2026

  • Celebrate Father's Day with seven whimsical and weird animal dads #Science #Animals #FathersDay

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    Jun 21, 2026

  • Silicon Valley's longevity biohackers are engaged in a dangerous experiment #Science #Biohacking #Health

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    Jun 20, 2026

  • Attachment style may influence how many kids people have #Psychology #Family #Science

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    Jun 20, 2026

  • A water treatment expert on what could actually fix the Reflecting Pool #Science #Water #Environment

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    Jun 19, 2026

  • Which World Cup cooling methods really protect players from extreme heat? #Sports #Science #Health

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    Jun 19, 2026

  • Scientists pop the cork on the hidden chemistry inside wine bottles #Science #Chemistry #Wine

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    Jun 19, 2026

  • Scientists discover remnants of Jellyfish Nebula's 'sibling' supernova #Astronomy #Space #Science

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    Jun 19, 2026

  • In world first, a man living with HIV received a lung transplant from an HIV-positive donor #Medicine #Health #Science

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    Jun 19, 2026

  • Ancient human ancestors may have first used fire 1.79 million years ago #Archaeology #Anthropology #History

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