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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · 3d ago

First-of-its-kind clinic treats psychedelic side effects https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-of-its-kind-clinic-treats-psychedelic-side-effects/ #Science #Health #MentalHealth

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · 4d ago

Sperm with DNA damage might be the true cause of repeated miscarriages https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sperm-with-dna-damage-might-be-the-true-cause-of-repeated-miscarriages/ #Science #Health #Reproduction

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · 5d ago

How spaceflight changes astronauts' ability to eat and drink https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-spaceflight-changes-astronauts-ability-to-eat-and-drink/ #Space #Science #Astronauts

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 06, 2026

CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeño peppers sold to Chipotle and QDOBA https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-warns-of-salmonella-outbreak-tied-to-jalapeno-peppers-sold-to-chipotle-and-qdoba/

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 06, 2026

U.S. lawmakers vote to hold Biden's former medical advisor Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-lawmakers-vote-to-hold-bidens-former-medical-advisor-anthony-fauci-in-contempt-of-congress/

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U.S. lawmakers vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress

Fauci previously served as the chief medical officer to President Joe Biden and led the U.S. COVID pandemic response effort

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 06, 2026

The Scientific American guide to 2026's total solar eclipse https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientific-american-guide-to-2026s-total-solar-eclipse/

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The Scientific American guide to 2026’s total solar eclipse

Here’s everything you need to know about this eclipse, from the weather to the best viewing locations

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 04, 2026

Newly discovered carnivorous plant is as deceptive as it is deadly https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/newly-discovered-carnivorous-plant-is-as-deceptive-as-it-is-deadly/

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These yellow flowers are hiding a murderous secret

Charles Darwin predicted in 1875 that some members of the Saxifraga family could be carnivorous—now, scientists have finally proven him right

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 04, 2026

Project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos aims to save 100 critically endangered species https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/project-backed-by-leonardo-dicaprio-and-jeff-bezos-aims-to-save-100-critically-endangered-species/

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Project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos aims to save 100 critically endangered species

The billionaire-backed fund is dedicating $200 million to preserve animals and even a plant that are facing extinction around the world

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 04, 2026

A SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon--these videos show what could happen https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-spacex-rocket-is-about-to-hit-the-moon-these-videos-show-what-could-happen/

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A SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon—these videos show what could happen

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 03, 2026

Washington's wildfires are a warning for the entire U.S. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spokane-washingtons-wildfires-are-a-warning-for-the-entire-u-s/

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Washington

Dry conditions and climate change are putting forests across the country at risk for disaster

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 03, 2026

Senate funding resolution seeks to put OMB rule changes to research grants on hold https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/senate-funding-resolution-seeks-to-put-omb-rule-changes-to-research-grants-on-hold/

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U.S. lawmakers push to put controversial OMB research grant rules on hold

The proposed changes have seen significant bipartisan pushback and have been criticized by scientists across disciplines

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 03, 2026

How Antarctica's Blood Falls came to be https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-antarcticas-blood-falls-came-to-be/

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How Antarctica

The bright, red-orange stain on Antarctica’s ice-covered landscape may trace back to ancient oceans

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Aug 03, 2026

Daddy long legs perform fellatio--and other wild facts about how these arachnids mate https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/daddy-long-legs-perform-fellatio-and-other-wild-facts-about-how-these-arachnids-mate/

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Daddy long legs perform fellatio—and other wild facts about how these arachnids mate

Some female daddy longlegs will perform fellatio, perhaps to avoid potential violence from males, while males of another species entice females with a secretion on their penises

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 31, 2026

AI helped produce two proofs for the same cryptography problem https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-helped-produce-two-proofs-for-the-same-cryptography-problem/ #AI #Cryptography #Science

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AI helped produce two proofs for the same cryptography problem

An M.I.T. Ph.D. student and two University of California system cryptographers used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra in different ways, raising new questions about independent discovery and scientific credit

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 31, 2026

How to surf on Saturn's moon Titan https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-surf-on-saturns-moon-titan/ #Space #Science #Exploration

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Can you surf on Titan? Science has the answer

Lakes of liquid methane on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, could offer exhilarating—and terrifying—opportunities for otherworldly surfing

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 31, 2026

Secret eruption offers tantalizing glimpse of underwater volcanoes https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/secret-eruption-offers-tantalizing-glimpse-of-underwater-volcanoes/ #Science #Volcano #Ocean

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Secret eruption offers tantalizing glimpse of underwater volcanism

Frothy rock floating on the ocean near Papua New Guinea is the sign scientists needed that, hidden from view, an underwater volcano was erupting

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 29, 2026

Hundreds of ancient, never-before-seen 'earthworks' discovered in the Amazon https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hundreds-of-ancient-never-before-seen-earthworks-discovered-in-the-amazon/ #Archaeology #History #Amazon

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Hundreds of never-before-seen ancient ‘earthworks’ discovered in the Amazon

Many of these structures date to around C.E. 100–300, during the time of the Aquiry civilization, and may have been used for ceremonial purposes

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 29, 2026

Astronomers spot best-yet example of a wandering supermassive black hole https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/astronomers-spot-best-yet-example-of-a-wandering-supermassive-black-hole/ #Astronomy #BlackHoles #Science

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Astronomers spot best-yet example of a wandering supermassive black hole

Giant black holes adrift in deep space are normally invisible—unless they’re dining on stars

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 29, 2026

Rescue mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rescue-mission-to-save-nasas-swift-space-telescope-is-imperiled-in-orbit/ #Space #Science #Technology

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Rescue mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit

A private spacecraft launched to boost the decaying orbit of NASA’s Swift Observatory is now suffering from potentially mission-ending malfunctions

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 29, 2026

Neuroscientists pinpoint how smells bring back childhood memories https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neuroscientists-pinpoint-how-smells-bring-back-childhood-memories/ #Science #Neuroscience #Memory

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Neuroscientists pinpoint how smells bring back childhood memories

Smell can bring back vivid childhood memories—the so-called “Proust’s madeleine” phenomenon—and neuroscientists now think they know why

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 29, 2026

Avocado flowers switch sex daily--now we know why https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/avocado-flowers-switch-sex-daily-now-we-know-why/ #Science #Biology #Botany

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Avocado flowers switch sex daily—now we know why

New work explains how avocado trees coordinate a complex reproductive strategy, switching every day between male and female

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 29, 2026

The ultimate science summer reading list https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-ultimate-science-summer-reading-list/ #Science #Reading #Summer

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Science books for every summer mood

SciAm books editor Bri Kane shares her favorite science books for every summer mood

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 28, 2026

Why Einstein's theories of relativity make time travel possible https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-einsteins-theories-of-relativity-make-time-travel-possible/ #Science #Physics #Relativity

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Why Einstein

Physicists, mathematicians and philosophers have been exploring the possibility of going forward to the future or back to the past

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 28, 2026

How mental exhaustion changes the choices you make https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-mental-exhaustion-changes-the-choices-you-make/ #Psychology #Cognition #DecisionMaking

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How mental exhaustion changes the choices you make

Neuroscientists show how the brain weighs effort against reward when we

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 27, 2026

Has NASA already found life on Mars? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/has-nasa-already-found-life-on-mars/ #Space #Mars #Science

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Has NASA already found life on Mars?

In searches for past and present Martian life, some scientists say we’ve been too cautious to see what’s right in front of us

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 27, 2026

The best science books to read this summer, according to Scientific American editors https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-best-science-books-to-read-this-summer-according-to-scientific-american-editors/ #Science #Books #SummerReading

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What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what SciAm editors are reading

From ecohorror to science-inspired poetry, discover the books Scientific American staffers are recommending this summer

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 26, 2026

550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli's muse https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/550-years-later-scientists-claim-to-have-solved-what-killed-botticellis-muse/ #History #Art #Science

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Did scientists just solve a 550-year-old medical cold case?

Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now, scientists think they’ve solved how she died

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 25, 2026

The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-math-of-traffic-jams-and-how-to-avoid-them/ #Science #Math #Traffic

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The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them

When the roads get crowded, many drivers start changing lanes. Mathematics suggests this intuition is typically wrong

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 25, 2026

SpaceX launches Starship on successful test flight https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spacex-launches-starship-on-successful-test-flight/ #SpaceX #Starship #Rocketryonautics

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SpaceX launches Starship on successful test flight

Starship demonstrated key abilities on its path to becoming a fully reusable transport for astronauts to the moon

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 24, 2026

NHTSA considers new car door safety rules after fatal Tesla crashes https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nhtsa-considers-new-car-door-safety-rules-after-fatal-tesla-crashes/ #Science #Auto #Safety

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NHTSA considers new car door safety rules after fatal Tesla crashes

After fatal crashes in which occupants or rescuers could not open Tesla doors, federal regulators are considering rules requiring obvious mechanical releases—but any new standard could take years.

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 24, 2026

Europe's heat waves are killing thousands--and wringing its soils dry https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/europes-heat-waves-are-killing-thousands-and-wringing-its-soils-dry/ #Science #Climate #Environment

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Europe

The European continent is facing a dual reckoning this summer—extreme heat is killing thousands and draining its rivers, soils and reservoirs at a record pace

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 24, 2026

How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-99-year-old-mathematician-unraveled-a-century-old-braid-mystery/ #Math #Science #History

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How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery

Joan Birman popularized the Burau representation problem decades ago. Now she and two colleagues have a proof that reveals brand new insights into the geometry of braids

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 24, 2026

Is it possible to regain a sense of smell? These scientists are working on it https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-it-possible-to-regain-a-sense-of-smell-these-scientists-are-working-on-it/ #Science #Health #Research

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Is it possible to regain a sense of smell? These scientists are working on it

Smell is one of the most complex and least understood senses

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 24, 2026

How lost shipping containers helped map the world's ocean currents https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-lost-shipping-containers-helped-map-the-worlds-ocean-currents/ #Science #Oceanography #Environment

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How lost shipping containers helped map the world’s ocean currents

Thousands of shipping containers vanish every year—what becomes of them?

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

Ancient geology could insulate Iran's nuclear centrifuges under Pickaxe Mountain from bombing https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-geology-could-insulate-irans-nuclear-centrifuges-under-pickaxe-mountain-from-bombing/ #Science #Geology #Nuclear

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Ancient geology could insulate Iran

Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La in Persian, is part of a volcanic arc that formed tens of millions of years ago and is made of a tough-to-penetrate rock

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

Tansplanted testicular tissue grew sperm in an infertile patient https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tansplanted-testicular-tissue-grew-sperm-in-an-infertile-patient/ #Science #Health #Reproduction

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Doctors got transplanted testicular tissue in an infertile patient to grow sperm

The history of testicular transplants is long and often sordid, but this successful procedure offers hope for survivors of cancer and other diseases that affect fertility

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

Why environmental groups are suing over SpaceX's land swap deal https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-environmental-groups-are-suing-over-spacexs-land-swap-deal/ #Environment #Space #Law

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SpaceX

If approved, SpaceX would gain hundreds of acres that are now part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for private land

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

Why don't insects live in the ocean? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dont-insects-live-in-the-ocean/ #Science #Insects #Evolution

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Why don’t insects live in the ocean?

Nobody knows why insects aren

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

Humans may have spoken 10 times as many languages 2,000 years ago https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-may-have-spoken-10-times-as-many-languages-2-000-years-ago/ #Linguistics #History #Anthropology

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Humanity’s ‘golden age’ of language may have occurred 2,000 years ago

During a lost ‘golden age’ of language, humans may have spoken tens of thousands of different tongues, a new study suggests

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

China's Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-kimi-k3-and-the-rise-of-open-weight-ai-models/ #AI #OpenSource #Tech

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China’s Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 shows how opening a model to outsiders can turn other companies’ computing power into a competitive advantage

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

Watch orcas smashing fish to smithereens, possibly for fun https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/video-reveals-orcas-smashing-fish-to-smithereens-possibly-for-fun/ #Science #Orca #Wildlife

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Watch orcas smashing fish to smithereens, possibly for fun

The behavior could be a strategy to help younger orcas feed, or it may just be for their own amusement, researchers say

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 22, 2026

A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-huge-cosmic-object-could-force-astronomers-to-rethink-what-a-moon-is/ #Astronomy #Science #Cosmos

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A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is

The almost Jupiter-sized object is orbiting a brown dwarf, which, in turn, is circling around a small star

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 21, 2026

Mesmerizing NASA timelapse reveals Mars's craters, polar ice caps and deserts https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mesmerizing-nasa-timelapse-reveals-mars-craters-polar-ice-caps-and-deserts/ #Space #Mars #Science

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Mesmerizing NASA time-lapse reveals Mars’s craters, polar ice caps and deserts

The Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars earlier this year on its way to a metal-rich asteroid, capturing the images along the way

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 21, 2026

Rare double supernova discovered hiding in Jellyfish Nebula https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare-double-supernova-discovered-hiding-in-jellyfish-nebula/ #Astronomy #Space #Science

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Rare double supernova discovered hiding in Jellyfish Nebula

For the first time ever, astronomers have found two sibling stars that each exploded as supernovas, gaining a new view of these epochal cosmic cataclysms

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 21, 2026

Rare footage reveals elusive Arctic bobtail squid mom with clutch of eggs https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare-footage-reveals-elusive-arctic-bobtail-squid-mom-with-clutch-of-eggs/ #Science #MarineLife #Squid

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This adorable bobtail squid is raising a family at -1.6 degrees Celsius

The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping this cephalopod

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 21, 2026

This tiny, forgotten organ could help us live longer, healthier https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-tiny-forgotten-organ-could-help-us-live-longer-healthier/ #Health #Longevity #Science

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This tiny, forgotten organ could help us live longer, healthier

A hormone produced by the thymus helps tamp down age-related inflammation, a new study in mice found

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 20, 2026

Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-the-race-to-spot-wildfires-before-they-spiral-out-of-control/ #Science #Wildfire #Technology

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Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control

Finding wildfires before they explode in size could save countless lives each year. Decades of technology development may finally make that possible

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 20, 2026

A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon--scientists will be watching https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-spacex-rocket-is-about-to-crash-into-the-moon-scientists-will-be-watching/ #Space #Science #Astronomy

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A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon—scientists will be watching

Astronomers have a plan to observe an errant piece of a SpaceX rocket as it hits the moon to better understand impact events

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 20, 2026

The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers are about to peak https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-southern-delta-aquariids-and-alpha-capricornids-meteor-showers-are-about-to-peak/ #Astronomy #Space #Science

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Celebrate summer with two back-to-back meteor shower bonanzas

These meteor showers occur around the same time every year, with their peaks taking place over four days at the end of July

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 20, 2026

Neanderthals may have been just as smart as modern human peers https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neanderthals-may-have-been-just-as-smart-as-modern-human-peers/ #Science #History #Anthropology

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Neanderthals may have been just as smart as modern human peers

A new skull-based analysis of Neanderthal brains suggests that these ancient hominins’ range of intelligence largely overlapped with our own

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U.S. lawmakers vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress

The Scientific American guide to 2026’s total solar eclipse

These yellow flowers are hiding a murderous secret

Project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos aims to save 100 critically endangered species

A SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon—these videos show what could happen

Washington

U.S. lawmakers push to put controversial OMB research grant rules on hold

How Antarctica

Daddy long legs perform fellatio—and other wild facts about how these arachnids mate

AI helped produce two proofs for the same cryptography problem

Can you surf on Titan? Science has the answer

Secret eruption offers tantalizing glimpse of underwater volcanism

Hundreds of never-before-seen ancient ‘earthworks’ discovered in the Amazon

Astronomers spot best-yet example of a wandering supermassive black hole

Rescue mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit

Neuroscientists pinpoint how smells bring back childhood memories

Avocado flowers switch sex daily—now we know why

Science books for every summer mood

Why Einstein

How mental exhaustion changes the choices you make

Has NASA already found life on Mars?

What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what SciAm editors are reading

Did scientists just solve a 550-year-old medical cold case?

The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them

SpaceX launches Starship on successful test flight

NHTSA considers new car door safety rules after fatal Tesla crashes

Europe

How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery

Is it possible to regain a sense of smell? These scientists are working on it

How lost shipping containers helped map the world’s ocean currents

Ancient geology could insulate Iran

Doctors got transplanted testicular tissue in an infertile patient to grow sperm

SpaceX

Why don’t insects live in the ocean?

Humanity’s ‘golden age’ of language may have occurred 2,000 years ago

China’s Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models

Watch orcas smashing fish to smithereens, possibly for fun

A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is

Mesmerizing NASA time-lapse reveals Mars’s craters, polar ice caps and deserts

Rare double supernova discovered hiding in Jellyfish Nebula

This adorable bobtail squid is raising a family at -1.6 degrees Celsius

This tiny, forgotten organ could help us live longer, healthier

Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control

A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon—scientists will be watching

Celebrate summer with two back-to-back meteor shower bonanzas

Neanderthals may have been just as smart as modern human peers

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