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- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN16 HOURS AGO

Woodpeckers’ Secret Strength Revealed—Plus, Flu Surge, AI Sleep Predictions and CES 2026 Trends
Why flu cases are spiking, how AI predicts disease from your sleep, and what surprising biomechanics lie behind woodpeckers' powerful pecks.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN16 HOURS AGO

Why 52 Cards Is the Perfect Number for Poker—Mathematically
A traditional card deck happens to dodge a tricky poker paradox. Other poker variants aren't so lucky
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN10 HOURS AGO

New Study Probes How Same-Sex Behaviors Evolved in Nonhuman Primates
New research links same-sex behaviors in nonhuman primates to the evolution of complex social structures
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN15 HOURS AGO

A Bizarre Exoplanet Breaks Solar System Rules
Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN8 HOURS AGO

Sick Astronaut on ISS Forces Early Transfer of Command from NASA Crew Member to Russian Cosmonaut
NASA astronaut and ISS leader Mike Fincke transferred station command to a Russian cosmonaut ahead of an unprecedented medical evacuation