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- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

What is a Lagrangian used for in physics?
How Emmy Noether's theorem uses the Lagrangian to provide a formula for calculating the quantity of symmetries in a system—like the orbit of planets.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

New York City could see its hottest weather in more than a decade
Temperatures in New York's Central Park haven't surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit since 2012; but that may be about to change
A DAY AGO
N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database
It contains more than half a million people’s genomes, paired with clinical records and wearable tech data. That gives researchers unmatched power to study both diseases and treatments.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN21 HOURS AGO

NASA announces Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Firefly to build lunar landers for a future moon base
Three companies will receive a total of $600 million to executive four moon landings, laying the groundwork for a planned crewed outpost on the surface
20 HOURS AGO
The Vera Rubin Telescope Begins Surveying Our Cosmos
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning the widest, deepest survey yet of the southern sky.
19 HOURS AGO
Curiosity, Perseverance and Now Promise? NASA May Send a Mars Rover to the Moon.
As part of plans to establish a lunar base, the space agency may send to the moon a spare test version of the rover — as well as a soccer ball.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN6 HOURS AGO

Europe’s Future Circular Collider could revolutionize particle physics—if it’s ever built
After decades of debate, the scientific case is clear for Europe's Future Circular Collider, a colossal successor to the Large Hadron Collider. But transforming this megaproject from vision to reality is far from guaranteed
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN5 HOURS AGO

Why this 98-qubit quantum computer is a big deal
A new quantum computer sets a high watermark for accuracy. Are we on the verge of a big breakthrough?
3 HOURS AGO
SpudCell: Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.
From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN3 HOURS AGO

Scientists just unveiled “cyborg” cockroaches that can breathe underwater for hours
The bionic bugs could be called up for aquatic search and rescue missions, according to the researchers
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN3 HOURS AGO

This planet survived the death of its star—and kept its atmosphere
Astronomers have for the first time observed an atmosphere around a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN4 HOURS AGO

Supreme Court limits police searches of phone location data
A new ruling rules that geofence warrants are Fourth Amendment searches, but it stops short of banning police access to revealing location histories
5 HOURS AGO
NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up
Without a rescue mission, NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, will burn up in the atmosphere within a few months.
9 HOURS AGO
Cheating Chickadees Are Seduced by Smarts
Female mountain chickadees are loyal to their mates, unless a smarter suitor comes along.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN43 MINUTES AGO

The Rubin telescope just began the largest cosmic time-lapse in history
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has started a 10-year survey of the changing night sky