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- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident—he’s lucky to be alive
Atmospheric scientist Perry Samson was doing fieldwork when he was unexpectedly caught inside a tornado—making him one of the few such people who have lived to tell the tale
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 DAYS AGO

Static electricity has baffled scientists for centuries. Can new research solve the puzzle?
This familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly behaviors
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

NASA astronauts are counting down to the Artemis II moon launch
NASA is targeting April 1 to launch a crew of four astronauts on a journey around the moon that will set the tone for the agency's lunar exploration ambitions
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN14 HOURS AGO

These snakes steal poison from their prey—here's how they know they have enough
Snakes that gain poisons from eating toads seem to know when they're toxic by keeping track of what they last ate
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN15 HOURS AGO

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission, Iran war’s carbon emissions surge and Pfizer’s promising Lyme vaccine trial
NASA's nuclear Mars mission, the Iran war's carbon fallout, the looming climate cost of rebuilding and a hopeful new Lyme vaccine
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN11 HOURS AGO

New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant is spreading in the U.S.—here’s what to know
Infections of the BA.3.2 variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus are still at very low levels, but experts are concerned it may be resistant to immunity from vaccines or prior infection
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN7 HOURS AGO

Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron explains why bees are his latest fixation
James Cameron tells Scientific American how his latest documentary Secrets of the Bees reveals an intimate view of the inside of a beehive
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN3 HOURS AGO

NASA starts countdown clock to historic Artemis II moon mission launch
The space agency is targeting Wednesday, April 1 to launch a crew of four astronauts on a potentially record-breaking journey around the moon and back