Originally published in August 1856 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “This contrivance externally resembles a watch in size and shape. Within the…
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I decided to write this essay because I needed something to help process everything that I am seeing and doing…
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Brazil’s researchers have a battle on their hands. The country has the world’s third-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with…
Originally published in November 1945 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “Release of DDT to civilians for general use recently led to a…
We are fighting an unconventional, asymmetric world war against an invisible enemy—a war which could continue for another 18 months.…