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Internet interruptions caused by extreme weather events sap billions of dollars annually from the global economy and can interfere with…
A new color-changing ink could aid in health and environment monitoring—for example, allowing clothing that switches hues when exposed to…
With the wave of statue-felling currently sweeping across the United States and United Kingdom, it is clearer than ever that…
The image of a dorsal fin cutting through the sea surface is iconic. But scientists studying the stomach contests of…
Originally published in June 1909 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “The French Minister of Agriculture, after a careful examination of the subject,…
One of the costliest storms in the past decade struck indiscriminately along the southeast coast of the United States in…
Mary Lyn Koval did not want to go to the dentist. A marketing communications consultant in upstate New York, Koval…
In a world’s first, researchers in France and the U.S. have performed a pioneering experiment demonstrating “hybrid” quantum networking. The…
Recently, NASA has been working to erase all hints of gender bias lingering from previous generations. The agency even converted…