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A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands and drawn scrutiny to federal rules around risk management at chemical plants
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Back-to-back chemical accidents raise alarm over EPA push to reduce oversight
A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands and drawn scrutiny to federal rules around risk management at chemical plants
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/back-to-back-chemical-accidents-raise-alarm-over-epa-push-to-reduce-oversight/
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Life is so weird and endlessly fascinating:
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Amputated sea cucumber tissue keeps livingâpossibly forever
The discarded fragments of this creature apparently refuse to die, leading researchers to claim immortality
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-secret-to-immortality-might-be-a-sea-cucumber/
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Wembyâs height gives him an advantage in blocking and rebounding, but how does the tallest player in the NBA keep hitting all those threes?
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The science of NBA superstar Victor "Wemby" Wembanyama's epic three pointers
Wembyâs height gives him an advantage in blocking and rebounding, but how does the tallest player in the NBA keep hitting all those threes?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/san-antonio-spurs-star-wemby-is-rocking-the-nba-playoffs-science-can-help-explain-why/
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Weapons-grade plutonium can fuel nuclear reactors known as mixed oxide reactors, but none of these exist in the U.S.
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Trump plan to give start-ups plutonium harvested from Cold Warâera nuclear weapons is risky, experts say
Weapons-grade plutonium can fuel nuclear reactors known as mixed oxide reactors, but none of these exist in the U.S.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-warn-against-trump-plan-to-give-cold-war-plutonium-to-nuclear-power-companies/
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Some neuroscientists argue that the roots of experience lie deep inside the brain. If theyâre right, the consciousness club will get a lot bigger
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Have we been looking for consciousness in the wrong place?
Some neuroscientists argue that the roots of experience lie deep inside the brain. If theyâre right, the consciousness club will get a lot bigger
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-the-roots-of-consciousness-in-the-ancient-deep-brain/
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Plans are underway to transfer plutonium from decommissioned nuclear weapons to private companies to use as fuel for reactors. But the highly radioactive element isn't efficient in current reactor designs and experts warn it poses a national security risk.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/expe...
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Experts warn against Trump plan to give Cold War plutonium to nuclear power companies
Weapons-grade plutonium can fuel nuclear reactors known as mixed oxide reactors, but none of these exist in the U.S.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-warn-against-trump-plan-to-give-cold-war-plutonium-to-nuclear-power-companies/
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The Pope wrote 42,000 words about AI, dedicating his first encyclical to exploring what the technology means for humanity. Here's what stood out to tech editor Eric Sullivan about the document:
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From the new issue: A massive digitization project has nearly doubled the known extent of the first continent-scale road network
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This new map has revolutionized our understanding of Roman roads and the Empire they connected
A massive digitization project has nearly doubled the known extent of the first continent-scale road network
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-high-resolution-map-transforms-what-we-know-about-roman-roads-and-the-roman-empire/
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A small, aging fleet repairs the fiber-optic cables that carry data around the globe, and conflict zones can slow that work to a crawl
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Iran threats expose the aging fleet that repairs undersea Internet cables
A small, aging fleet repairs the fiber-optic cables that carry data around the globe, and conflict zones can slow that work to a crawl
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran-threats-expose-the-aging-fleet-that-repairs-undersea-internet-cables/
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Good morning! A research group used quantum computing to generate perfect randomness. And not your millennial "Lol, so random" humor - the kind of random that could keep your data and privacy safe as we head towards a post-quantum future.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-qu...
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A quantum computing systemâs perfect randomness could keep your secrets safe
Generating and confirming the randomness of qubits could lead to breakthroughs in computer data encryption
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-quantum-computing-systems-perfect-randomness-could-keep-your-secrets-safe/
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From the new issue: The intimidating legacy of the scariest problem in mathematics
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Why no one is trying to solve mathâs greatest mystery
The intimidating legacy of the scariest problem in mathematics
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-riemann-hypothesis-is-a-million-dollar-math-problem-hardly-anyone-is-trying-to-solve/
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A record-setting collection of precisely measured gravitational waves reveals new information about how black holes behave and evolve
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The âage of gravitational astronomyâ is here
A record-setting collection of precisely measured gravitational waves reveals new information about how black holes behave and evolve
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-age-of-gravitational-astronomy-is-here/
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The secret to immortality may be a sea cucumber.
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From the new issue: Quantum computing could lead to revolutions in cryptography, materials design and telecommunications. But fulfilling those promises could be many years away
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Quantum computersâ first killer apps are closer than you think
Quantum computing could lead to revolutions in cryptography, materials design and telecommunications. But fulfilling those promises could be many years away
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/which-problems-will-quantum-computers-solve-and-when/
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Generating and confirming the randomness of qubits could lead to breakthroughs in computer data encryption
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A quantum computing system's perfect randomness could keep your secrets safe
Generating and confirming the randomness of qubits could lead to breakthroughs in computer data encryption
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-quantum-computing-systems-perfect-randomness-could-keep-your-secrets-safe/
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Welcome to the June issue of Scientific American! Inside, you'll find a quantum computing revolution, nuclear reactors on the moon, the million-dollar math problem no one wants to solve, lost roads of ancient Rome, and more! Dig in:
www.scientificamerican.com/issue/sa/202...
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Science Quickly can't stop interviewing incredible authors this year đđ§Ș this time with Dr. Kemi Doll about their new book, A Terrible Strength, all about the hidden Black maternal mortality crisis
www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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The health gap Black women canât afford to ignore
A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/why-black-women-are-at-greater-risk-for-fibroids-and-endometrial-cancer/
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The podcast team did it again!
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interviewed ECOCIVILIZATION author Jeremy Lent for Science Quickly đđ§Șđ§ listen to the full episode below
www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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Are humans really selfish? Rewriting the rules of civilization
Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldviewâand that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/are-humans-really-selfish-rewriting-the-rules-of-civilization/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Earth+%26+Enviro+5%2F27%2F26&utm_term=A+new+book+debunks+the+myth+of+human+selfishness%E2%80%94and+makes+the+case+for+an+%E2%80%98ecocivilization%E2%80%99&_kx=ugzpj2lSfS0H805ppGhGycS6RIas8VbJ9j8UtLlCxG0.WEer5A
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Another incredible interview by
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this time with qntm, author of There Is No Antimemetics Division đ± đđ§Ș
www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...
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This sci-fi novel asksâcan what you will never know kill you?
There Is No Antimemetics Division explores how to survive when memories and meaning are malleable
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-sci-fi-novel-asks-can-what-you-will-never-know-kill-you/
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The discarded fragments of this creature apparently refuse to die, leading researchers to claim immortality
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Amputated sea cucumber tissue keeps livingâpossibly forever
The discarded fragments of this creature apparently refuse to die, leading researchers to claim immortality
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-secret-to-immortality-might-be-a-sea-cucumber/
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Now on
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: NASAâs latest lunar exploration update reveals new details about a moon base encompassing hundreds of square kilometersâand the imminent surge in robotic missions to support it. By
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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NASAâs Jared Isaacman unveiled the space agencyâs first moon base rovers and landers
At an event at NASA Headquarters, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpost
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-jared-isaacman-unveiled-the-first-moon-base-rovers-and-landers/
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At an event at NASA Headquarters, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpost
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NASAâs Jared Isaacman unveiled the space agencyâs first moon base rovers and landers
At an event at NASA Headquarters, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpost
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-jared-isaacman-unveiled-the-first-moon-base-rovers-and-landers/
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A new study could help identify promising treatments to extend the human lifespan, researchers say
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âUniversalâ aging clocks offer new clues to longevity
A new study could help identify promising treatments to extend the human lifespan, researchers say
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/universal-aging-clocks-offer-new-clues-to-longevity/
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NASA unveils its first moon base rovers and landers
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
"a sort of lunar coming-out party for Jeff Bezosâ rocket firm, Blue Origin, whose Mark 1 lunar cargo lander will ferry two missions"
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NASAâs Jared Isaacman unveiled the space agencyâs first moon base rovers and landers
At an event at NASA Headquarters event, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpost
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-jared-isaacman-unveiled-the-first-moon-base-rovers-and-landers/
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Debate still swirls around the nature of âlittle red dots,â black holes glimpsed in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. A controversial new weigh-in may settle the matter
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Gigantic, ancient black hole threatens to upend cosmic history
Debate still swirls around the nature of âlittle red dots,â black holes glimpsed in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. A controversial new weigh-in may settle the matter
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gigantic-little-red-dot-threatens-to-upend-cosmic-history/
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On
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: Slowly but surely, astronomers are using quantum advances to make their dreams of arbitrarily large optical telescopes a reality. The latest is a âproof of conceptâ for a virtual telescope with a 1.5-km-wide light-gathering aperture.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny...
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Quantum astronomy could make telescopes bigger and better than ever
Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-quantum-computers-could-help-create-giant-telescopes/
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Now on
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: A new study says âlittle red dotsâ found in the early universe by JWST arenât âblack hole starsâ but rather full-blown supermassive black holes. Such black holes could predate galaxies, and may have been born at the dawn of time.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/giga...
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Gigantic, ancient black hole threatens to upend cosmic history
Debate still swirls around the nature of âlittle red dots,â black holes glimpsed in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. A controversial new weigh-in may settle the matter
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gigantic-little-red-dot-threatens-to-upend-cosmic-history/
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Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories
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Quantum astronomy could make telescopes bigger and better than ever
Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-quantum-computers-could-help-create-giant-telescopes/
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A small, aging fleet repairs the fiber-optic cables that carry data around the globe, and conflict zones can slow that work to a crawl
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Iran threats expose the aging fleet that repairs undersea Internet cables
A small, aging fleet repairs the fiber-optic cables that carry data around the globe, and conflict zones can slow that work to a crawl
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran-threats-expose-the-aging-fleet-that-repairs-undersea-internet-cables/
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There Is No Antimemetics Division explores how to survive when memories and meaning are malleable
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This sci-fi novel asksâcan what you will never know kill you?
There Is No Antimemetics Division explores how to survive when memories and meaning are malleable
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-sci-fi-novel-asks-can-what-you-will-never-know-kill-you/
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One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it
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How doctors will handle abortions if mifepristone telehealth access is banned
One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-doctors-will-handle-abortions-if-mifepristone-telehealth-access-is-banned/
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Today on the pod, author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldviewâand that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future
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Are humans really selfish? Rewriting the rules of civilization
Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldviewâand that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/are-humans-really-selfish-rewriting-the-rules-of-civilization/
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Tag yourselves! (We're the bristle worm that lives inside glass sponges)
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Ocean census reveals more than 1,100 new species
Over the course of 13 expeditions and other efforts between mid-2025 and mid-2026, scientists found hundreds of previously undiscovered creatures living under the waves
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ocean-census-reveals-more-than-1-100-new-species/
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The Pope is talking about AI and Anthropic invited a bunch of religious thinkers to meetings in recent months. What does it all mean, and what's going on? My latest for
@sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/anth...
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Anthropic asks religious thinkers to help shape Claude as pope warns about AI
Anthropic has been consulting theologians and ethicists on Claudeâs behavior, raising questions about who gets to shape a chatbotâs values
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropic-asks-religious-thinkers-to-help-shape-claude-as-pope-warns-about-ai/
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Anthropic has been consulting theologians and ethicists on Claudeâs behavior, raising questions about who gets to shape a chatbotâs values
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Anthropic asks religious thinkers to help shape Claude as pope warns about AI
Anthropic has been consulting theologians and ethicists on Claudeâs behavior, raising questions about who gets to shape a chatbotâs values
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropic-asks-religious-thinkers-to-help-shape-claude-as-pope-warns-about-ai/
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A statement can be true or false. But as Kurt Gödel demonstrated, there will always be mathematical assumptions that can neither be proven nor disproven
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Why some mathematical theorems will always be unprovable
A statement can be true or false. But as Kurt Gödel demonstrated, there will always be mathematical assumptions that can neither be proven nor disproven
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-mathematician-goedel-proved-that-not-everything-can-be-proven/
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The
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Western Europe is essentially trapped in the weather equivalent of a Dutch oven, a situation that one scientist said has âthe fingerprints of climate change all over itâ
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Why a âheat domeâ over Europe is shattering temperature records right now
Western Europe is essentially trapped in the weather equivalent of a Dutch oven, a situation that one scientist said has âthe fingerprints of climate change all over itâ
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-a-heat-dome-over-europe-is-shattering-temperature-records-right-now/
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The history of studying fertility in space is weird, from rats failing to get knocked up to confused human sperm. Now, China has launched fake human embryos to learn more.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/chin...
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China just launched fake human embryos to their space station for a new research mission
China's artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under microgravity conditions
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-just-launched-a-bunch-of-fake-human-embryos-into-space-on-a-new-research-mission/
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I did not know this little guy existed 10 minutes ago, and now I will give my life to protect him.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny...
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Tiny alienlike blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands
This teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-alien-like-blue-octopus-discovered-lurking-off-the-galapagos-islands/
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China's artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under microgravity conditions
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China just launched fake human embryos to their space station for a new research mission
China's artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under microgravity conditions
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-just-launched-a-bunch-of-fake-human-embryos-into-space-on-a-new-research-mission/
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Listen in on scientists finding (and falling for) a new species of octopus now called Microeledone galapagensis. Read more here
www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny...
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Bundibugyo virus is an uncommon species of Ebola-causing virus that has been linked to only two other known outbreaks
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The rare Ebola virus behind the current outbreak, explained
Bundibugyo virus is an uncommon species of Ebola-causing virus that has been linked to only two other known outbreaks
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare-ebola-causing-bundibugyo-virus-is-uniquely-challenging-to-treat-heres-why/
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2 days ago
Good morning! Here's your prehistoric reptile news for the day: meet the newly classified bipedal, beaked, toothless creature that's a distant cousin of modern-day crocodiles.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-to...
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A toothless, beaked, bipedal crocodile cousin roamed Earth 200 million years ago
Like modern crocodiles, this bizarre ancient reptile was likely a carnivore, but otherwise it bears little resemblance to them
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-toothless-beaked-bipedal-crocodile-cousin-roamed-earth-200-million-years-ago/
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Do you have bixonimania? You definitely don't, but if you asked an AI about your sore itchy eyes, you might think you do. Listen to the full episode here:
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This woman battled beasts in Ancient Rome! A new analysis of a mid-3rd century mosaic reveals the only known depiction of a female beast hunter. Sadly, it was blown up during WWI and only drawings remain.
#Archaeology
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Female beast hunters battled leopards in ancient Rome, long-lost mosaic shows
Mosaic depictions of a weapon-wielding female gladiator are the first physical evidence showing women in ancient Rome could be skilled beast hunters
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/female-beast-hunters-battled-leopards-in-ancient-rome/
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Like modern crocodiles, this bizarre ancient reptile was likely a carnivore, but otherwise it bears little resemblance to them
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A toothless, beaked, bipedal crocodile cousin roamed Earth 200 million years ago
Like modern crocodiles, this bizarre ancient reptile was likely a carnivore, but otherwise it bears little resemblance to them
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-toothless-beaked-bipedal-crocodile-cousin-roamed-earth-200-million-years-ago/
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A battle between âslimesâ and âzoglinsâ could be the best way to calculate piâat least for fans of this megahit game
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How mathematicians use Minecraft to calculate pi
A battle between âslimesâ and âzoglinsâ could be the best way to calculate piâat least for fans of this megahit game
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-mathematicians-use-minecraft-to-calculate-pi/
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Thick and creamy, gloopy or spray-on, sunscreen can be confounding. This science-backed guide can help you get ready for summer
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Experts explain how sunscreen really worksâand why better ones may be coming soon
Thick and creamy, gloopy or spray-on, sunscreen can be confounding. This science-backed guide can help you get ready for summer
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-explain-how-sunscreen-really-works-and-why-better-ones-may-be-coming-soon/
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This teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain
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Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands
This teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-alien-like-blue-octopus-discovered-lurking-off-the-galapagos-islands/
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