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Social Distancing on a Cosmic Scale

Advances in science and technology over the past century have made us more self-reliant and less vulnerable to mishaps such…

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Science News from Around the World

Hi, I’m Scott Hershberger, with Scientific American as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science and…

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The Next Administration Must Get Science and Technology Policy Right

As wildfires ravage the west coast, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exact a toll on the nation as its citizens…

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How Justice Ginsburg’s Death Could Affect Future Climate Rulings

If President Trump is able to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the nation's highest bench, he may…

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U.S. National Academy of Sciences Can Kick Out Harassers–So Why Hasn’t It?

Last year, the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) voted overwhelmingly to amend its by-laws so that it could expel…

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The Most Vulnerable Ransomware Targets Are the Institutions We Rely On Most

Editor’s Note (9/21/20): This article was originally published online on March 23, 2016. We are republishing it in light of…

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Powerful New Observatory Will Taste Neutrinos’ Flavors

Neutrinos are the oddballs of the subatomic particle family. They are everywhere, pouring in from the sun, deep space, and…

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The Masks We Wear to Survive

It is 2018, the second year of my psychiatry residency training, and I’m in the shower, unable to stop the…

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We Must Confront Anti-Asian Racism in Science

Recently, there was a fake local “Asian restaurant” listing on Google Maps and Instagram involving students from my university which…

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3-D Printing inside the Body Could Patch Stomach Ulcers

Stomach ulcers and other gastric wounds afflict one in eight people worldwide, but common conventional therapies have drawbacks. Now scientists…

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