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Inside the bold, quixotic quest to store planet-warming carbon in the ocean
These start-ups are trying to suck CO2 from the air and stash in the sea. Is it working?
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Poem: ‘Life in Bilateral Wonder’
Science in meter and verse
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The provocative new theory that could explain aging and disease
Could disruptions in the flow of energy through mitochondria cause everything from type 2 diabetes to Alzheimer's?
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Our love-hate relationship with social media
Regardless of whether social media addiction is real, these platforms hack the human brain, often to our detriment
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November 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago
In 1926 we wrote about how there was a good chance Mars had both plants and animals. And in 1876 we probed the duplicity of the artificial butter business
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How a fusion start-up could help maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal
The U.S. hasn't detonated a nuclear weapon since 1992. Now a fusion start-up whose co-founders include former national lab scientists could help conduct experiments that make sure the stockpile works
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Why we probably live in a quantum multiverse
The once-fringe quantum Many Worlds theory now seems much more likely
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A graphic explainer of uranium enrichment
Inside the process of isolating uranium-235
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Why data centers are reviving solid-state transformers
Solid-state transformer designs have been around for decades. Now data centers may finally give the chip-filled devices their killer application
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Readers respond to the June 2026 issue
Letters to the editors for the June 2026 issue of Scientific American
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What actually makes ultraprocessed foods unhealthy?
Scientists can't figure out why ultraprocessed foods are unhealthy for us—and new studies suggest that the "processing" isn't the problem
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These extreme cosmic explosions are breaking physics
Astronomers are finally figuring out what powers mysterious gamma-ray bursts
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How your brain learns to cope with uncertainty
Can our "prediction machine" brains learn to handle a world in chaos?
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Science crossword: Scroll bars
Play this crossword inspired by the November 2026 issue of Scientific American
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We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?
How doctors, scientists and "anonymous" programs are working to free people from their phones