Scientific American

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

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AI just solved an 80-year-old 'Erdős problem,' and mathematicians are amazed #AI #Math #Science
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May 21, 2026
Can math predict the end of humanity? Inside the 'doomsday argument' #Math #Future #Philosophy
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May 21, 2026
Watch SpaceX launch Starship V3--the tallest and most powerful rocket yet #Space #Rocketry #Technology
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May 21, 2026
Daddy longlegs are actually bloodthirsty killers--of frogs #Science #Nature #Insects
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May 21, 2026
Startup reveals 'artificial egg' to resurrect extinct birds, but scientists say the work misses the point #Science #Extinction #Conservation
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May 20, 2026
Screen time limits can protect children's health, U.S. surgeon general advisory says #Health #Children #Science
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May 20, 2026
An Ebola outbreak is spreading fast. Should you be worried? #Health #Ebola #Outbreak
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May 20, 2026
These bizarre fossils represent some of the earliest moving, sexually-reproducing life ever discovered #Science #Evolution #Fossils
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May 20, 2026
Vaccines for Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak are being developed, but none are ready yet #Science #Health #Ebola
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May 20, 2026
NASA's Psyche captures gorgeous Mars crescent photo on way to asteroid #Space #Science #NASA
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May 20, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche is dominating the NHL--Denver's high elevation could be the reason #Sports #Science #Hockey
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May 20, 2026
NASA's plan for a nuclear reactor on the moon could change space exploration forever--if it works #Space #Nuclear #Science
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May 20, 2026
Did the last common ancestor of humans and apes walk like a gorilla? A new study offers a clue #Science #Evolution #Anthropology
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May 20, 2026
Summerlike heat is breaking records in the East. Here's why #Science #Climate #Heatwave
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May 19, 2026
The U.S. just experienced its hottest 12 months on record #Climate #Science #Environment
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May 19, 2026
SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker death #SpaceX #Starship #Rocketry
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May 19, 2026
What it's like being stuck in a hantavirus quarantine for six weeks #Health #Science #InfectiousDisease
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May 19, 2026
'Sensational' proof topples decades-old geometry problem #Math #Geometry #Science
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May 19, 2026
New NASA Hubble image captures a rare, turbulent galaxy #Space #Astronomy #Hubble
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May 19, 2026
Scientists race to develop Ebola drugs as outbreak surges #Science #Health #Research
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May 19, 2026
Math puzzle: Fix the matchstick equation #Math #Puzzle #Logic
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May 19, 2026
Female beast hunters battled leopards in ancient Rome #History #Archaeology #AncientRome
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May 19, 2026
June 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago #Science #History #Tech
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May 19, 2026
A field guide to quantum computer qubits #QuantumComputing #Science #Technology
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May 19, 2026
Which problems will quantum computers solve--and when? #QuantumComputing #Technology #FutureTech
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May 19, 2026
Science crossword: At the same time #Science #Crossword #Puzzles
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May 19, 2026
Poem: 'Horseshoe Crab' #Poetry #Nature #Science
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May 19, 2026
The Riemann hypothesis is a million-dollar math problem hardly anyone is trying to solve #Math #Science #Research
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May 19, 2026
Helion Energy is building a fusion power plant. Can its technology deliver? #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergy #ScienceNews
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May 19, 2026
New ways to keep from losing muscle on Ozempic #Health #Science #Medicine
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May 19, 2026
Readers respond to the February 2026 issue #Science #Reading #Community
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May 19, 2026
NASA dreams of a nuclear power plant on the moon. Here's why #Space #Science #Nuclear
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May 19, 2026
How commercial satellites are changing modern warfare #Warfare #SpaceTech #Defense
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May 19, 2026
Quantum computing is reaching its make-or-break moment #QuantumComputing #Technology #Science
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May 19, 2026
A real quantum leap #QuantumComputing #Physics #Science
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May 19, 2026
New high‑resolution map transforms what we know about Roman roads and the Roman Empire #History #Archaeology #Mapping
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May 19, 2026
A lamp flickering on and off inspires the math mystery of Thomson's lamp #Science #Math #Logic
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May 19, 2026
Ebola outbreak triggers U.S. ban on travelers from three African nations #Health #Outbreak #Science
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May 18, 2026
How scientists developed a hantavirus PCR test in a weekend Inside the race to develop a hantavirus PCR test #Science #Health #Research
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May 18, 2026
Hidden copy of the oldest known poem in the English language leaves researchers 'speechless' #Poetry #History #Literature
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May 18, 2026

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