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Scientific AmericanScience news and technology updates from Scientific American Readers Respond to the April 2021 IssueSat, 28 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT Letters to the editor from the April 2021 issue of Scientific American NASA Investigates Renaming James Webb Space Telescope after Anti-LGBT+ ClaimsMon, 26 Jul 2021 19:00:00 GMT Some astronomers argue the space agency’s next flagship observatory will memorialize discrimination. Others are waiting for more evidence Poem: 'Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822–1907)'Sat, 21 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT Science in meter and verse Why So Many Young People Hate STEM CoursesWed, 28 Jul 2021 19:00:00 GMT Take it from someone who almost gave up on her dream of being a scientist Quantum Mechanics, Plato's Cave and the Blind PiranhaSat, 24 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT Can we ever really know the world? Hardy Microbes Hint at Possibilities for Extraterrestrial LifeWed, 21 Jul 2021 10:45:00 GMT Studies of extreme ecosystems on Earth can guide the search for Martian life and may reveal the fundamental limits of biology Spiders on Tiny Treadmills Give Scientists the Side-EyeThu, 15 Jul 2021 18:00:00 GMT Jumping spiders see more in their periphery than previously known Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Are Finally Flying to SpaceMon, 19 Jul 2021 19:00:00 GMT After nearly twenty years pursuing a lifelong dream of spaceflight, the world’s wealthiest person is at last ready for lift off The Human Framework for Alien LifeThu, 29 Jul 2021 13:30:00 GMT Play Is Serious Business for ElephantsTue, 20 Jul 2021 13:30:00 GMT Young dogs, apes and other animals develop skills needed to survive and reproduce Jeff Bezos Launches into Space on Blue Origin's First Astronaut FlightTue, 20 Jul 2021 15:30:00 GMT The billionaire and three others take a suborbital trip onboard the craft New Shepard Behold the 'Borg': Massive DNA Structures Perplex ScientistsTue, 20 Jul 2021 15:00:00 GMT Researchers say they have discovered unique and exciting DNA strands in the mud; others are not sure of their novelty Poem: 'Lesson from the West African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens)'Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMT Science in meter and verse Moths Have an Acoustic Invisibility Cloak to Stay under Bats' RadarWed, 21 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMT New research finds they fly around on noise-cancelling wings The Case for AntiracismTue, 13 Jul 2021 13:30:00 GMT For Good Science, You Need Engaged CitizensThu, 22 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMT They strengthen the institutions that ensure a strong democracy, leading to rational decisions O UFOs, Where Art Thou?Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:00:00 GMT Five reasons why sorting all of this out is so scientifically challenging One Head, 1,000 Rear Ends: The Tale of a Deeply Weird WormSun, 08 Aug 2021 14:00:00 GMT Ramisyllis multicaudata is an animal that seems to have adopted the lifestyle of a fungus What You Know about Trump's Assault on Science Was Just the Tip of the IcebergTue, 13 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMT Help us reveal the rest New Approach Could Boost the Search for Life in Otherworldly OceansFri, 16 Jul 2021 10:45:00 GMT “Ecological biosignatures” hold promise for revealing alien organisms that may dwell within icy moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus These Dinosaurs Had a Complicated Air Conditioner in Their SkullWed, 21 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT Cooling 5,000-pound, armor-plated giants was no small feat. New Space Radiation Limits Needed for NASA Astronauts, Report SaysWed, 14 Jul 2021 15:30:00 GMT Although meant to minimize risks to human health, the proposed new limits would still be exceeded by any conceivable near-future crewed voyage to Mars In Case You Missed ItSat, 14 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT Top news from around the world 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: August 2021Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT Tasty radio; early fake leather The Idea That Trees Talk to Cooperate Is MisleadingMon, 19 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT It’s a romantic notion, but pretending they’re like humans could actually harm the cause of conservation |