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Do We Live in a Lopsided Universe?

If your life sometimes seems directionless, you might legitimately blame the universe. According to the key tenets of modern physics,…

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The Carbon We Can’t Afford to Lose

Protected areas have long served as a refuge for wildlife. There are more than 100 endangered species in Hawaii’s Haleakalā…

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Obama Talks Some Science Policy

Earlier today, April 14th, former President Barack Obama posted a 12-minute address in which he endorsed Joe Biden for president.…

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Meteorologists Rain on Cloud-Seeding Parade

Originally published in July 1957 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “The Council of the American Meteorological Society recently summed up the present…

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The Future of Medicine: A New Era for Alzheimer’s

It is time to start anew. More than a century after neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer gave the first scientific talk describing…

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Introducing the May 2020 Issue

Magazine issue closes are always hectic. We spend months working on each edition, but then for one week, roughly six…

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New Test Uses DNA Trap to Detect Dengue

Scientists have crafted a trap for the dengue virus using a scaffold made from fragments of DNA. The star-shaped structure…

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Chloroquine, COVID-19 and Lupus – Scientific American Blog Network

The recent announcement that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved the “compassionate use” of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine…

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How COVID-19 Could Ruin Weather Forecasts and Climate Records

Twice per year, Ed Dever’s group at Oregon State University in Corvallis heads out to sea off the Oregon and…

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Calculating the Incalculable – Scientific American Blog Network

My alarm clock sounds at 6:45 A.M. I reach over and extend my arm to the empty space beside me,…

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