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Mercury Dazzles in New Close-up from BepiColombo Mission
The European and Japanese BepiColombo mission has made its first fly-by of Mercury, passing just 199 kilometres above the planet’s…
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Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy
Sarah remembers what it was like both before and after the treatment. The 36-year-old vividly recalls how, after her depression lifted,…
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Biosphere 2: The Once Infamous Live-In Terrarium Is Transforming Climate Research
ORACLE, Ariz.—Opening the door to a glass pyramid, a visitor steps from the arid heat of Arizona into a coastal…
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2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discoveries in Sensing Temperature and Touch
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian’s research revealed the molecular basis for these basic senses Credit: Getty Images Advertisement
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High-Flying Sensor Detects Living Things from Far Above
Life on our planet is characterized by a preference for particular forms of various molecules over their mirror images. DNA…
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Readers Respond to the June 2021 Issue
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Ashish Kothari’s “A Tapestry of Alternatives” explores ways of living around the world that offer inspirations for sustainability.…
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To Beat the Heat, Phoenix Paints Its Streets Gray
Researchers in Arizona have found that urban heat islands made worse by sun-baked asphalt roads can be mitigated by a…
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Microbes, Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
If the Perseverance rover finds evidence for microbes on Mars, our self-esteem will not be affected since it is obvious…
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California Battles Historic Drought with $5.2 Billion
Drought fueled by climate change is transforming California and costing billions of dollars, state officials said yesterday. California is spending…
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Pregnant and Unvaccinated: Delta’s Deadly Toll
She was having trouble getting a full breath. That was the first thing. The day before, Autumn Carver, seven months…
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Night Flights Are No Sweat for Tropical Bees
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60 -Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Hopkin: They say it’s darkest before the dawn.…
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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2021
1971 Jupiter Pioneers “Two 560-pound spacecraft are being prepared for the longest flight yet attempted: a mission to Jupiter. Pioneer…
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