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Jeff Bezos Launches into Space on Blue Origin's First Astronaut Flight
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:30:00 GMT
The billionaire and three others take a suborbital trip onboard the craft New Shepard
New Space Radiation Limits Needed for NASA Astronauts, Report Says
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:30:00 GMT
Although meant to minimize risks to human health, the proposed new limits would still be exceeded by any conceivable near-future crewed voyage to Mars
Why So Many Young People Hate STEM Courses
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:00:00 GMT
Take it from someone who almost gave up on her dream of being a scientist
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Are Finally Flying to Space
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:00:00 GMT
After nearly twenty years pursuing a lifelong dream of spaceflight, the world’s wealthiest person is at last ready for lift off
NASA Investigates Renaming James Webb Space Telescope after Anti-LGBT+ Claims
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:00:00 GMT
Some astronomers argue the space agency’s next flagship observatory will memorialize discrimination. Others are waiting for more evidence
The Idea That Trees Talk to Cooperate Is Misleading
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT
It’s a romantic notion, but pretending they’re like humans could actually harm the cause of conservation
Spiders on Tiny Treadmills Give Scientists the Side-Eye
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 18:00:00 GMT
Jumping spiders see more in their periphery than previously known
Play Is Serious Business for Elephants
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:30:00 GMT
Young dogs, apes and other animals develop skills needed to survive and reproduce
Quantum Mechanics, Plato's Cave and the Blind Piranha
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT
Can we ever really know the world?
One Head, 1,000 Rear Ends: The Tale of a Deeply Weird Worm
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:00:00 GMT
Ramisyllis multicaudata is an animal that seems to have adopted the lifestyle of a fungus
Behold the 'Borg': Massive DNA Structures Perplex Scientists
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:00:00 GMT
Researchers say they have discovered unique and exciting DNA strands in the mud; others are not sure of their novelty
These Dinosaurs Had a Complicated Air Conditioner in Their Skull
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT
Cooling 5,000-pound, armor-plated giants was no small feat.
New Approach Could Boost the Search for Life in Otherworldly Oceans
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:45:00 GMT
“Ecological biosignatures” hold promise for revealing alien organisms that may dwell within icy moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus
For Good Science, You Need Engaged Citizens
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMT
They strengthen the institutions that ensure a strong democracy, leading to rational decisions
Moths Have an Acoustic Invisibility Cloak to Stay under Bats' Radar
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMT
New research finds they fly around on noise-cancelling wings
What You Know about Trump's Assault on Science Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMT
Help us reveal the rest
The Human Framework for Alien Life
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:30:00 GMT
Readers Respond to the April 2021 Issue
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT
Letters to the editor from the April 2021 issue of Scientific American
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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT
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Poem: 'Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822–1907)'
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT
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Hardy Microbes Hint at Possibilities for Extraterrestrial Life
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:45:00 GMT
Studies of extreme ecosystems on Earth can guide the search for Martian life and may reveal the fundamental limits of biology
O UFOs, Where Art Thou?
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:00:00 GMT
Five reasons why sorting all of this out is so scientifically challenging
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: August 2021
Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT
Tasty radio; early fake leather
Poem: 'Lesson from the West African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens)'
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMT
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The Case for Antiracism
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:30:00 GMT
