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Why Uruguay Lost Control of COVID

Once looked to as a global model for how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Uruguay has in recent months…

4 years ago

Deleted Coronavirus Genome Sequences Trigger Scientific Intrigue

Efforts to study the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic have received help from a surprising source. A biologist in…

4 years ago

The Time to Dismantle the Racial Structures That Pervade Global Science Is Now

“When you’re dealing with an institutional structure like global science, one of its core features is that it has been…

4 years ago

The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth

The electric vehicle (EV) has become one of the great modern symbols of a world awakened to the profound challenges…

4 years ago

COVID, Quickly, Episode 9: Delta Variant, Global Vaccine Shortfalls, Beers for Shots

Tanya Lewis: Hi, and welcome to COVID, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! Josh Fischman: This is your fast-track update…

4 years ago

To Restore Biodiversity, Embrace Biotech’s ‘Intended Consequences’

In December of 2020, when scientists managed the incredible feat of cloning the endangered black-footed ferret, they took a leap…

4 years ago

Electric Vehicle Orders Are Zooming at Ford

Ford Motor Co. nearly tripled its electric vehicle sales last month, according to a company report. The auto giant increased…

4 years ago

Poor Homeowners Will Pay Less after Flood Insurance Overhaul

An upcoming overhaul of the federal government’s flood insurance program will financially benefit many of the nation’s lowest-income communities by…

4 years ago

Transcendence Happens All the Time

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic might not seem like an obvious cue for thinking about biological transcendence. But the strange thing…

4 years ago

Hurricanes Threaten 32 Million U.S. Homes

More than 32 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of sustaining hurricane wind damage, according…

4 years ago