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Gas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even outside the Kitchen
Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are deemed safe by health organizations
How Much Do Our Thoughts Shape Our Health?
The way we think about time, aging and sickness may influence our health, behavior and general well-being in surprising ways
Abortion Restrictions Are Spreading, even though Science Shows They’re Harmful
“We should not make it harder for people to access abortion,” says a researcher who has studied the impacts on people who seek the procedure and are denied
How to Move the World’s Largest Camera from a California Lab to an Andes Mountaintop
A multimillion-dollar digital camera could revolutionize astronomy. But first it needs to climb a mountain halfway around the globe
Why Are We Still Superstitious?
Superstitions linger into the modern era, in part, because they may be holdovers from a time when they provided a measure of protection from predators and other mortal dangers
See What Gives Sourdough Its Distinctive Taste and Smell
You can thank yeast and bacteria cultivated over generations for the distinctive taste and smell of the oldest leavened bread in history
The Unequal Burden of Early Dementia on Black Americans and How We Can Change It
Black Americans face higher hurdles in diagnosis and treatment of frontotemporal dementia, the most common form of dementia for people under 60
Where Does the Solar System End?
The solar system’s outer limits aren’t as clear-cut as you might think
Introducing Science Quickly’s New Host, Rachel Feltman
Stay tuned for a new era of Science Quickly.
The Science of ‘3 Body Problem’: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction?
The hit sci-fi show’s adviser and two other researchers discuss its portrayal of scientists and their technologies
The Poetic Lives of Lost Women of Math and Science
When poet Jessy Randall saw that so many female scientists weren’t getting their due, she got mad. And then she decided to write poems for as many as she could
Wild Orangutan Uses Herbal Medicine to Treat His Wound
Researchers say this may be the first observation of a nonhuman animal purposefully treating a wound with a medicinal plant
Collapsing Sheets of Spacetime Could Explain Dark Matter and Why the Universe ‘Hums’
Domain walls, long a divisive topic in physics, may be ideal explanations for some bizarre cosmic quirks
The Famine Developing in Gaza Follows a Clear Pattern
Famine is affecting an increasing number of people in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and elsewhere around the globe, and its development follows a clear pattern
Is Sleeping on the Floor Good for Your Back?
Scientific American asked experts whether sleeping on a hard surface is actually beneficial for back pain
Here's What Universities Always Get Wrong about Student Protests
Repression draws attention to campus protests, like those over the conflict in Gaza, and makes them grow
AI Is Helping Referee Games in Major Sports Leagues, but Limitations Remain
Basketball, baseball, tennis and soccer leagues are starting to use AI to help call the shots
How Some Common Medications Can Make People More Vulnerable to Heat
As climate change brings more intense heat waves, scientists are trying to understand how certain medications interact with the body’s thermoregulation system
3 Ways Scientific Thinking Could Help Save the World
A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses
Longest-Ever COVID Infection Lasted More Than 600 Days
A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations