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Scientific American, the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S., has been bringing its reader's unique insights about developments in science and technology for more than 170 years. It is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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Research on personality types in the middle of the extroversion-introversion scale is limited—yet the majority of people fall into this category ..read more
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A woman with life-threatening heart and kidney disease became the second person ever to receive a genetically modified pig kidney and the first person to receive a heart pump and a transplanted organ together ..read more
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California has hit record-breaking milestones in renewable electricity generation, showing that wind, water and solar are ready to cover our electricity needs ..read more
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Several marsupial species, including sugar gliders, independently evolved a way to make membranes that allow them to glide through the air ..read more
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Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies ..read more
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Dodgy studies and fantastic claims have long powered a belief in devious Russian brain weapons, from mind control to microwave devices ..read more
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The molecule that gives cannabis its citrusy smell can make THC less anxiety-inducing ..read more
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After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots ..read more
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The incentives in science don’t always encourage openness—but being wrong might just be the key to getting it right ..read more
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Ancestors of so-called “soft” corals may have developed bioluminescence in the earliest days of deep-ocean living ..read more