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Fire empowered early humans to do far more than any other species. But modern, human-made fire, in the form of combustion, has destabilized the planet. Can we restore balance? Read our May issue to learn more:

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Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now. The 2020 election is literally a matter of life and death. We urge you to vote for health, science and Joe Biden for President.

Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden

We’ve never backed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now

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The evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people—because he rejects evidence and science. The most devastating example is his willfully ignorant response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which cost more than 190,000 Americans their lives.

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Editorial: Instead of thinking about whether to vote Democratic or Republican in the upcoming U.S. election, think about voting to protect science instead of destroying it.

On November 3, Vote to End Attacks on Science

Choosing Donald Trump for president is choosing fiction over fact—a fatal mistake

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“We are a wave of change. Together and united, we are unstoppable. This is what people power looks like. We will rise to the challenge," said 16-year-old climate activist @GretaThunberg who led global protests today demanding action on climate change. #ClimateStrike 📸 Liz Tormes

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Elon Musk seeks to enable humans to “merge” with AI, giving people superhuman intelligence. (By @tanyalewis314 )

Elon Musk's Secretive Brain Tech Company Debuts a Sophisticated Neural Implant

Neuralink says it can robotically implant more than 3,000 flexible-polymer electrodes in a rat or monkey brain. The device is still a long way from routine human use, however

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Joe Biden will soon be president of the United States, and scientists the world over are breathing a collective sigh of relief.

Scientists Relieved as Joe Biden Wins Tight U.S. Presidential Election

The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies—but he has a hard road ahead as he inherits a nation divided

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Road trip! @ElonMusk ’s Tesla Roadster won’t strike Earth anytime soon. New research suggests the vehicle will cruise through space for tens of millions of years @SpaceX

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A steadily growing body of scientific evidence demonstrates that "rapid-onset gender dysphoria" claims do not reflect transgender adolescents’ experiences and that “social contagion” is not causing more young people to seek gender-affirming care.

Evidence Undermines 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Claims

Fears of “social contagion,” used to support anti-transgender legislation, are not supported by science

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Cardiac coherence breathing exercises can stabilize the heartbeat and have a powerful ability to dampen anxiety.

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Happy 30th birthday, @NASAHubble ! 🎂🥳

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Instead of a wall, we could build solar and wind farms, plus 2,000 miles of natural gas and water pipelines to power and supply water for farms and industry along the entire U.S.–Mexico border, creating a zone of opportunity for both countries. Crazy idea?

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The notion that men evolved to hunt and women to tend to children and domestic duties is one of anthropology’s most influential ideas. But the available data do not support it. Evidence from studies of physiology, archaeology and fossils point to women having a long history of…

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Path of totality. Nashville, TN. 📷 Richard Sparkman. #SolarEclipse2017

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Freeman Dyson has died at 96. Dyson helped construct the standard model of particle physics, and he envisioned the Singularity decades before that term was adopted. A tribute, by @Horganism .

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A tough but flexible robot unfurls like a plant using a pressurized plastic tube to inch through rugged environments.

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Scientific American has agreed with major news outlets worldwide to start using the term “climate emergency” in its coverage of climate change. Read our statement about this decision, and the impact we hope it can have throughout the media landscape.

We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We're Going to Say So

It’s time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed

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A frozen super-Earth may orbit Barnard’s Star. At just six light years away, the candidate planet would be the second-closest world known beyond our solar system—and a prime target for future studies. (By @LeeBillings )

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Nikola Tesla was born on this day in 1856. Read the autobiographical sketch he wrote in the June 1915 issue of Scientific American:

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Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging

COVID-19 Leaves Its Mark on the Brain. Significant Drops in IQ Scores Are Noted.

Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging

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Your dog may not be a genius, after all. A new study finds that canines are not exceptional in the animal world.

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Behold the highest-resolution image of atoms ever seen

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More than 200 scientists have outlined evidence that they say shows the novel coronavirus can spread in tiny airborne particles, urging the @WHO to update its guidance. Read our story on what we know so far about airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

How Coronavirus Spreads through the Air: What We Know So Far

The virus that causes COVID-19 can persist in aerosol form, some studies suggest. But the potential for transmission depends on many factors, including infectiousness, dose and ventilation

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This is the picture we’ve all been waiting for—the deepest image of the cosmos ever captured. Billions of dollars and lifetimes of work have brought us to this historic moment. Watch our short doc on #JWST , the most powerful space telescope ever made:

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In Opinion Stop using phony science to justify transphobia. Actual research shows that sex is anything but binary

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The Big Bang happened 13.8 billion years ago. Hubble sees back to roughly 13.5 billion years. #JWST was designed to peer into a part of the universe we've never seen before—when the first galaxies came to existence, the first stars came into life, the first black holes appeared.

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Jupiter now has 69 moons: two new satellites join the gas giant's family

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No, COVID mRNA vaccines won't damage your DNA

No, COVID mRNA Vaccines Won't Damage Your DNA

You have a “better chance of becoming Spider-Man” than being harmed by DNA from COVID vaccines

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Blog: Bill Nye does not speak for us and he does not speak for science (By @500womensci )

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No, COVID mRNA vaccines won't damage your DNA

No, COVID mRNA Vaccines Won't Damage Your DNA

You have a “better chance of becoming Spider-Man” than being harmed by DNA from COVID vaccines

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Decades of data support the use and safety of puberty-pausing medications, which give transgender adolescents and their families time to weigh important medical decisions

What Are Puberty Blockers, and How Do They Work?

Decades of data support the use and safety of puberty-pausing medications, which give transgender adolescents and their families time to weigh important medical decisions

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The first gender affirmation surgeries took place in the 1920s, at a Berlin clinic that employed transgender technicians and nurses and was headed by a gay Jewish man. The Nazis destroyed it in their first book burning.

The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic

The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology

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Donna Strickland is the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. "We need to celebrate women physicists because we're out there," she said upon hearing the news. “Hopefully in time it will move forward at a faster rate. I am honored to be one of those women.”

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For this experiment, a researcher talked to eight-week-old puppies that had previously had little experience with humans. Specifically, the experimenter would say: “Hi pup. Are you a good puppy? Yes, you are! What a good puppy!”

Puppies Understand You Even at a Young Age, Most Adorable Study of the Year Confirms

Researchers in the happiest lab in the world tested 375 pups and found they connected with people by eight weeks

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COVID-19 can wreck your heart, even if you haven't had any symptoms

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Luminous zebra fish wins contest for microscopic photography

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“Damage from the Charles Koch Floods along the Missouri River are being compounded by heavy rains from Hurricane Inhofe.” A proposal to name climate disasters after polluters and people who have enabled them. | Commentary

Let's Start Naming Climate-Related Disasters for Polluters and Their Enablers

The Marathon Oil Megadrought has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?

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Scientists are finding that pterosaurs were even more extraordinary than we ever imagined

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A century of global warming, in just 35 seconds

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Monumental disaster at the Department of the Interior: a new report documents suppression of science, denial of climate change, the silencing and intimidation of staff

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“We’re still in a pandemic,” says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization

Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic

“We’re still in a pandemic,” says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization

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Confirmed: #LIGO has detected gravitational waves created by merging black holes

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Vaccination dramatically lowers long COVID risk

Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long COVID Risk

Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms

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Oxygen-rich liquid water may exist on Mars

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On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Video:

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This year, Scientific American endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in our 175-year history. The 2020 election is literally a matter of life and death. We urge you to vote for science, health and Joe Biden for President.

Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden

We’ve never backed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now

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Ahead of Trump decision, China says it will stick to Paris climate deal

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Exercise is not optional; it is essential. Humans have evolved to require high levels of physical activity to be healthy. 🔒

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Three percent of the population now owns half of the country’s firearms, a study shows. And the American citizen most likely to own a gun is a white male that meets a very specific profile.

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At the North Pole, 24 time zones collide at a single point, rendering them meaningless. It’s simultaneously all of Earth’s time zones and none of them.

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Stephen Hawking was born on this day in 1942. He was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century and perhaps the most celebrated icon of contemporary science.

Life of a Legend

Science mourns the death of physicist and icon of science Stephen Hawking

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Mark Kelly has won a seat in the U.S. Senate, making him only the fourth NASA astronaut to be elected to Congress.

Mark Kelly Becomes 4th Astronaut Elected to Congress

After a special election in Arizona, the veteran spacefarer is set to become a senator

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Scientific American has endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in our 175-year history. We urge you to vote for @JoeBiden , who is offering fact-based plans to protect our health, our economy and the environment: #Election2020

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China is once again on the threshold of a historic first in its fast-paced exploration of Earth’s moon.

With First-Ever Landing on Moon's Farside, China Enters "Luna Incognita"

The Chang’e 4 mission could have major effects on earthbound science and politics

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See iridescent jellyfish and glowing wonders of the sea in World Oceans Day photos

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Goal! Scientists teach bumblebees how to play soccer

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After more than two decades of research, the world finally has an approved Ebola vaccine.

Ebola Vaccine Approved in Europe in Landmark Moment

The approval of Merck’s vaccine comes after decades of research aimed at preventing the deadly disease

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Small farmers in Mexico keep corn’s genetic diversity alive

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Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging

COVID-19 Leaves Its Mark on the Brain. Significant Drops in IQ Scores Are Noted.

Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging

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First published on this day in 1845, Scientific American is the longest continuously running magazine in the U.S. We have been the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology for 173 years. #HappyBirthdaySciAm 🎂

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In computer science, Pāṇini–Backus form is a way of notating syntactical features of programming languages. It is named for 4th-century BCE Indian scholar and linguist Pāṇini and John Backus (1924–2007), who further developed the idea 2,400 years later!

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How diversity makes us smarter: being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working

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Science, built on facts and evidence-based analysis, is fundamental to a safe and fair America.

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The temperature in Death Valley could rise above 130 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. If it does, it would set a record for the hottest temperature ever reliably measured on Earth

Death Valley Could Set a World Record Hot Temperature

The temperature in Death Valley could rise above 130 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. If it does, it would set a record for the hottest temperature ever reliably measured on Earth

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Candidates with science and technical backgrounds are running for Congress this year in unprecedented numbers.

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Elon Musk publishes plans for colonizing Mars

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Happy 84th birthday, Dr. Jane Goodall! In this interview from October, the famed primatologist talks about her past work, her environmental concerns and the importance of conservation @JaneGoodallInst

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The world is gradually becoming less green, scientists have found.

Earth Stopped Getting Greener 20 Years Ago

Declining plant growth is linked to decreasing air moisture tied to global warming

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At last, a black hole’s image revealed. The Event Horizon Telescope accomplishes a historic feat, capturing one of the universe’s most mysterious objects #EHTBlackhole (By @LeeBillings )

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If corrective facts only make matters worse, what can we do to convince people of the error of their beliefs? 🔥 This was one of our most popular stories in 2017.

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Vaccination dramatically lowers long COVID risk

Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long COVID Risk

Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms

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Homeopathic medicine labels now must state products do not work

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Australia's angry summer: This is what climate change looks like. The catastrophic fires raging across the southern half of the continent are largely the result of rising temperatures (By @dr_nerilie in Opinion)

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Since Bolsonaro took office in January, Brazil’s researchers have faced funding cuts and repeated attempts by the administration to roll back protections for the environment and Indigenous populations.

Populist President Sparks Unprecedented Crisis for Brazilian Science

Tensions are rising as Jair Bolsonaro’s administration questions the work of government scientists and institutes debilitating cuts to research funding

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Psychedelic drugs in combination with psychotherapy "are remarkably efficient at treating depression." An analysis of serotonergic psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin and DMT from neuroscientist Austin Lim.

Psychedelics as Antidepressants

The treatments of the future may arise from a long-stigmatized class of drugs

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Joe Biden will spend his first hours as president trying to obliterate much of the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda, restore public land protections and reestablish the U.S. as a global leader on climate change policy.

Biden's First Climate Actions Include Rejoining Paris Agreement

He will also rescind a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and order a review of Trump administration environmental rollbacks

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The claim that Indigenous students in residential schools “only” died of TB is an attempt to whitewash what survivors and scholars recognize as genocide. The institutions caused the high death rates among more than 150,000 children taken from their homes.

Canada's Residential Schools Were a Horror

Founded to carry out the genocide of Indigenous people, they created conditions that killed thousands of children

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Jane Goodall, still traveling the world and speaking up for animals at 83

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Sleep deprivation shuts down production of essential brain proteins

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Three percent of the population now owns half of the country’s firearms, a recent study shows. And the American citizen most likely to own a gun is a white male that meets a very specific profile. This was one of our most-read stories in 2018.

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The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs created the Amazon rain forest

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More firearms do not keep people safe, research show. Why do so many Americans believe the opposite? #guncontrol

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“Rogue” science agencies defy Trump administration on Twitter

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If Obama’s Clean Power Plan is scrubbed, pollution from coal plants will choke agricultural productivity.

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"The data show very clearly that where you had Black Lives Matter protests, killing of people by the police decreased. It’s inescapable from this study that protest matters—that it can generate change,” says sociologist Aldon Morris

Killings by Police Declined after Black Lives Matter Protests

A study also found body-camera use and community policing increased in places with the most active movements

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The adult brain does grow new neurons after all, study says

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Some people double down on their beliefs despite overwhelming evidence against them. The reason is related to a perception that conflicting data threatens their worldview or self-concept. Here's how to convince someone when facts fail:

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National Park Service employees have a message for the Trump Administration: we will not be silenced. @AltNatParkSer

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Sleep deprivation shuts down production of essential brain proteins

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The reality we perceive is not a direct reflection of the external objective world. Instead it is the product of the brain's predictions about the causes of incoming sensory signals.

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Happy Pi Day! 🥟 The importance of π has been recognized for at least 4,000 years. So what is pi, and how did it originate? #PiDay

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First published on this day in 1845, Scientific American is the longest continuously running magazine in the U.S. We have been the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology for 174 years.

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Researchers observed bumble bees rolling wooden balls for seemingly no other reason than fun

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Opinion: People who are able to take vaccines but refuse to do so are the moral equivalent of drunk drivers

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Born 300 years ago this month, Maria Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook and to be appointed to a university chair in math.

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How Andrea Ghez won the Nobel Prize in Physics for an experiment nobody thought would work

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Scientific American today announces @laurahelmuth as its new Editor-in-Chief. Helmuth becomes the ninth Editor-in-Chief in the nearly 175-year history of the magazine:

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People tend to get more enduring satisfaction from the money they spend on experiences than from the material possessions they buy.

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Opinion: When women are educated and have access to birth-control technologies, pregnancies and, eventually, abortions decrease.

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Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He revolutionized our understanding of black holes and overcame incredible adversity to become one of the world's greatest scientists.

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