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Scientific American - Top Stories

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How many planets could fit in the solar system?

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Is the AI mathocalypse coming for encryption next?

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Should we turn the Red Planet green?

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Earth's 'life support systems' are breaking down, climate scientists warn

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Science Quiz: What makes leaves green?

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Scientists just voted to redefine how the world keeps time

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It's Time to Stand Up for Science

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An ancient Chinese math puzzle shows how to win at cards, horse races and gerrymandering

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Could this ancient shipwreck be the oldest ever found?

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Mathematicians invented a knitting stitch that stops mistakes from spreading

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Anthropic thinks your fridge could one day hide a rogue AI

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Honeybees deemphasize potential 'misinformation' in their waggle dances

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NIH appears to shut down comments on science peer-review rule change ahead of schedule

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Microplastics are linked to inflammation-scientists might have finally worked out why

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Stunning video captures a whole year of our sun's chaotic corona

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Lettuce engineered to produce meat proteins

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What the science really says about Blue Zones and living past 100

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Amateur astronomer harnesses AI to find a possible hidden exoplanet

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The fight to save endangered species may have a new weapon: sex-changing mouse clones

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Latest Trump administration proposal to change NIH research grant system draws scientists' ire

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The mathematical secret behind why rose petals curl

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Do women hit a biological 'cliff' at menopause?

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Scientists wonder: Is my AI stealing my ideas?

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Feverish after a vaccine? The reason could be your gut microbiome

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Hurricane Isaias just set a new record for late-arriving Atlantic storms

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