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More Science from Scientific AmericanScience news and technology updates from Scientific American Should Quantum Anomalies Make Us Rethink Reality?Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:00:00 GMT Inexplicable lab results may be telling us we’re on the cusp of a new scientific paradigm U.S. Environmental Group Wins Millions to Develop Methane-Monitoring SatelliteTue, 17 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMT The Environmental Defense Fund is working with researchers at Harvard University on the probe Mine Social Media Posts to Predict FluTue, 17 Apr 2018 23:02:00 GMT Researchers used Twitter searches for nonflu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance.
Otter Poop Helps Scientists Track Pollution at a Superfund SiteWed, 18 Apr 2018 10:45:00 GMT In a contaminated Seattle river, what the mammals leave behind may be a good gauge of cleanup efforts What's Next for TESS, NASA's New Exoplanet Hunter?Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:30:00 GMT The spacecraft is headed to its science orbit and prepping to discover thousands of alien worlds Our Planet, Ourselves: How Climate Change Results in Emerging DiseasesTue, 17 Apr 2018 13:30:00 GMT
New NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Faces "Uphill Climb" after Contentious ConfirmationFri, 20 Apr 2018 13:30:00 GMT Partisanship and his past statements about climate change could hinder Bridenstine’s leadership of the space agency NYC Mice Are Packed with PathogensThu, 19 Apr 2018 02:20:00 GMT Mice trapped in New York City apartment buildings harbored disease-causing bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. Christopher Intagliata reports. "Sea Nomads" May Have Evolved to Be the World's Elite DiversThu, 19 Apr 2018 17:00:00 GMT New genetic evidence suggests these indigenous Southeast Asians are singularly suited for underwater hunting Diamonds in Meteorite May Come from a Lost PlanetWed, 18 Apr 2018 18:30:00 GMT Formed at high temperatures and pressures, the gems trace extreme events from the dawn of our solar system Industrial Steel Method from 1968; Industrial Candy in 1868Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMT Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American Bold and Aggressive Behavior Means Birds Thrive in CitiesWed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:00 GMT Birds living in urban areas rarely get any peace and must cope with almost constant disturbance from both humans and their pets India Joins the Worldwide March for ScienceMon, 16 Apr 2018 19:55:00 GMT Scientists across 50 cities took to the streets against funding cuts and government leaders’ anti-science rhetoric Planting Milkweed for Monarchs? Make Sure It's NativeTue, 17 Apr 2018 01:15:00 GMT Non-native milkweed species planted in the southern U.S. could harm monarch butterflies as temperatures rise. Jason G. Goldman reports. Oil- and Gas-Drilling Noise Stresses BirdsWed, 18 Apr 2018 13:30:00 GMT Animals that nest near the loud equipment show PTSD-like physiology and have more stunted offspring It's Full of Stars: New 3-D Milky Way Map Could Settle Debate over Who Discovered the First ExoplanetFri, 20 Apr 2018 11:30:00 GMT Better data from the Gaia spacecraft also promises to shed light on mysterious brown dwarfs How Seashells Take ShapeThu, 19 Apr 2018 12:30:00 GMT Mathematical modeling reveals the mechanical forces that guide the development of mollusk spirals, spines and ribs What's It Like to Be Queer in STEM?Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMT A nationwide project is surveying the experiences of LGBTQ+ scientists to find out
Traffic Deaths Increase after 4:20 P.M. on 4/20Thu, 19 Apr 2018 21:09:00 GMT A look at a database of fatal traffic accidents found a 12 percent increase on the informal marijuana holiday 4/20 after 4:20 P.M. compared with nearby dates.
The Unlikely Triumph of DinosaursTue, 17 Apr 2018 16:30:00 GMT New fossils and analyses topple the long-standing explanation of how dinosaurs came to rule the earth On "Darwinism"Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:00:00 GMT How a great name was turned into a slander Zombie Cicadas' Bodies Are Literally Falling ApartSat, 21 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMT Parasitic fungus manipulates bodies and bedroom behavior of hapless insects End the War on WeedFri, 20 Apr 2018 11:00:00 GMT Federal marijuana laws are counterproductive and overly harsh NASA's Next Exoplanet Hunter Will Seek Worlds Close to HomeMon, 16 Apr 2018 15:45:00 GMT The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to spot planets orbiting nearby bright stars The Ultimate Dinosaur Biography, a Cosmological Caper and Other New Science BooksMon, 16 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMT The latest book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American |