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- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns
Humans are using more water than Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, a report from the United Nations found
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RSV is surging, but antibody shots and vaccines can protect babies
Cases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines and antibody shots can keep young children out of the hospital
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

California wildfire smoke linked to increased autism diagnoses, new study finds
Children born to mothers who were exposed to smoke in southern California showed increased rates of autism, although the reason why is unclear
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Can science explain consciousness?
A dive into how scientists are trying to understand what consciousness is and where it comes from
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN21 HOURS AGO

Watch three solar prominences erupt in epic video
A European spacecraft caught rare footage of three successive prominences popping off the sun
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN18 HOURS AGO

NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups
The space agency will quit funding several independent science advisory groups this year
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN18 HOURS AGO

Deer may see hidden glowing signs in forests
Deer antler rubs and hoof scrapes change how parts of the forest reflect short-wavelength light, perhaps leaving a glowing signal
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN15 HOURS AGO

New JWST images show Helix Nebula in astonishing clarity
A fresh look at the Helix Nebula captures new details of the cycle of stellar life and death
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN16 HOURS AGO

Oldest cave art ever found discovered in Indonesia
Beating the previous record for the oldest known cave artwork by at least 15,000 years, a hand stencil in an Indonesian cave might shed light on when early humans migrated to Australia
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN14 HOURS AGO

Mystery Prototaxites tower fossils may represent a newly discovered kind of life
Towering prototaxites ruled Earth before trees—and they may have been a form of life entirely new to science
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN12 HOURS AGO

NASA Crew-11 astronauts reflect on ISS medical evacuation and future of human spaceflight
At a press conference, former ISS commander Mike Fincke said Crew-11's evacuation of the space station left him feeling more confident about human space exploration
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN13 HOURS AGO

‘Bat accelerator’ unlocks new clues to how these animals navigate
Bats use echolocation to get around, but it wasn't clear how these creatures managed to navigate dense environments—until now