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Hurricane Sally Rumbles Onshore with Echoes of Harvey

With much of the nation’s attention focused on Western wildfires, a different climate disaster arrived overnight with a roundhouse kick.…

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Life on Venus? Breakthrough Initiatives Funds Study of Possible Biosignature

The detection of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds is just the beginning. On Monday (Sept. 14), researchers announced that…

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Trump Blames Biden, Who Isn’t President, For Not Instituting Mask Mandate

President Donald Trump moved to blame his Democratic competitor, former Vice President Joe Biden, for not instituting a national mask…

5 years ago

How New Mexico Controlled the Spread of COVID-19

There is a joke in New Mexico that the rest of the country does not know the state is part…

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Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden

Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history. This year we are compelled to do so.…

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing Our Dreams

For many of us, living in a COVID-19 world feels as if we have been thrown into an alternative reality.…

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We Can’t Allow the CDC to Be Tainted by Politics

The CDC’s Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report, familiarly known as the MMWR, has been around for nearly a century, and…

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A New Arctic Is Emerging, Thanks to Climate Change

Scientists often speak of a “new Arctic” to describe the region’s rapidly changing landscape. Temperatures are skyrocketing, sea ice is…

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NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial​

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was…

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How to Be a Mystical Materialist

I interviewed psychologist Susan Blackmore 20 years ago while doing research for my book Rational Mysticism. Here, lightly edited, is…

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