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November 2026 - Issue

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What scents trigger childhood memories for you?

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We're addicted to social media. How do we get sober?

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Scientists left in the dark by National Science Foundation grant application delays

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Some 'white' dwarf stars actually shine green, pink or purple

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The Selfish Gene, revisited

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Math Puzzle: Baby bottle mix-up

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The brain doesn't process emotion the way we thought

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Our love-hate relationship with social media

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How many planets could fit in the solar system?

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A decade after Theranos imploded, here's what scientists want you to know

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The provocative new theory that could explain aging and disease

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Honeybees deemphasize potential 'misinformation' in their waggle dances

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It's Time to Stand Up for Science

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This year's flu season is starting early. Does that mean it will be more severe?

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Inside the bold, quixotic quest to store planet-warming carbon in the ocean

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Scientists just voted to redefine how the world keeps time

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A Russian satellite is stalking a U.S. spacecraft in orbit. Experts are worried

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Why we probably live in a multiverse

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Plants move to get away from their decaying brethren

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OpenAI's blockbuster math proof isn't what you think it is

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How do you test a nuclear arsenal without blowing it up?

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

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Can AI predict whether you'll die from cancer from just an image of your face?

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AI's power boom is giving the transformer a high-tech makeover

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New 'First Proof' exam reveals how AI-powered math is a pay-to-play sport

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

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How uncertainty breaks the brain

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Are we addicted to our phones? Why you can't stop scrolling

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Biohackers claim this supplement lets you drink coffee at night. No one knows if it's safe

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What was SciAm writing about 50, 100 and 150 years ago? Life on Mars and justice for crabs

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5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wildlife

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Poem: 'Life in Bilateral Wonder'

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See how uranium enrichment really works

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Do women hit a biological 'cliff' at menopause?

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These extreme cosmic explosions are breaking physics

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Science crossword: Scroll bars

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Lettuce engineered to produce meat proteins

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Scientists can't figure out what makes ultraprocessed foods unhealthy

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Readers respond to the June 2026 issue

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Google's quantum Willow chip may be able to grow 'magic states'

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Japan launches a probe to collect rocks from Mars's moon Phobos

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The first mission to sample Mars's moons launches today

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Should we turn the Red Planet green?

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The 'Kelvin wave' hitting California is a potent warning about sea-level rise

12 days ago

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

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Is the AI mathocalypse coming for encryption next?

5 days ago

Mathematicians marvel, and grumble, at OpenAI's trove of new results

11 days ago

The most exciting claims from OpenAI's heap of new proofs

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Could this ancient shipwreck be the oldest ever found?

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Claude just found a CRISPR-like DNA pattern, but even Anthropic's scientists aren't sure what it does

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Amateur astronomer harnesses AI to find a possible hidden exoplanet

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

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

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

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Mathematicians invented a knitting stitch that stops mistakes from spreading

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

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