Science Can a Pill Really Help You Live Longer?scientificamerican.com - Scott Barry Kaufman Neurohacker Collective has just released a product called Eternus, a 39 ingredient supplement that aims to address all key factors of aging at the …
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Science Kangaroo Rats Channel Jackie Chan to Evade Rattlesnakes [Video]scientificamerican.com - Jennifer Frazer This is a kangaroo rat. Adorable, no? And this is its foe: the sidewinder rattlesnake. Whom would you guess is the usual victor? Hint: Not the …
Science Hyena Society Stability Has Last Laughscientificamerican.com - Jason G. Goldman Female hyenas keep their clans in line by virtue of their complex social networks. Jason G. Goldman reports.
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Science Solar Energy Isn't Just for Electricityscientificamerican.com - Steven Moss The industrial processes that underpin our global economy—manufacturing, fuel and chemical production, mining—are enormously complex and diverse. But …
The Brain Brain Restoration System Explores Hazy Territory between Being Dead or Alivescientificamerican.com - Simon Makin One of the two legal definitions of death is irreversible cessation of all brain function, commonly known as “brain death.” (The other is the halting …
Science Notre Dame’s Architectural Legacyscientificamerican.com - Robert Mark, William W. Clark Gothic Structural Experimentation By Robert Mark and William W. Clark Scientific American, November 1984 Gothic builders used the cathedrals themselves …
Science We Need a Space Resources Institutescientificamerican.com - Alex Gilbert, Morgan D. Bazilian Fifty years ago this July, Apollo 11 delivered the first crewed mission to the surface of the moon. Today, the United States is on the verge of a …
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Science Experimental Gene Therapy Frees “Bubble-boy” Babies from a Life of Isolationscientificamerican.com - Heidi Ledford, Nature magazine An experimental gene therapy has restored functioning immune systems to seven young children with a severe disorder that would have sentenced them to …
Tap Water How Do I Know If My Tap Water Is Safe?scientificamerican.com - Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt The tap water we drink, cook with, and bathe in typically comes from either surface water sources like streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, or …
Science Scientists Uncover California’s Hidden Earthquakesscientificamerican.com - Shannon Hall Every 174 seconds the ground in Southern California trembles as Earth’s tectonic plates shudder past one another. That amounts to 495 earthquakes …
Science A Genetic Risk Score Tries to Predict Whether A Child Will Become Obesescientificamerican.com - Bret Stetka We all have that friend who survives on beer and barbecue and somehow stays slim. Our weight—though of course influenced by factors such as diet and …
Science It’s A Match: Satellite and Ground Measurements Agree on Warmingscientificamerican.com - Chelsea Harvey, E&E News Scientists are keeping tabs on the warming planet with more than one thermometer, so to speak. Ground-based sensors, ocean buoys and different types …
Science How We Roll: Study Shows We’re More Lone Wolves than Team Playersscientificamerican.com - Emily Willingham What credo would you choose: “Share and share alike?” or “To each his own”? The choice doesn’t relate only to material goods or socialism versus …
Science Big Data Has Transformed Agriculture...In Some Places, Anywayscientificamerican.com - David Lobell As spring in the Northern Hemisphere arrives, farmers around the world are making decisions about what crops to plant and how to manage them. In the …
Science Why Are Girls Getting Their Periods So Young?scientificamerican.com - Virginia Sole-Smith Three weeks before her eighth birthday, Josie got her period at school. Magen, her mother, stopped at a drugstore for supplies before picking up her …
Science The Problem Isn't Sharing Misinformation Online; It's Believing Itscientificamerican.com - Sarah C. Fankhauser Facebook has announced a commitment to monitoring and reducing the impact of anti-vaccine pages. But is this the solution to stop the spread of …
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Science How France Can Rebuild Notre Damescientificamerican.com - Sophie Bushwick The world watched helplessly this week as Paris’s treasured Notre Dame cathedral went up in flames. Although fire brigades managed to save parts of …
Southern California Edison Heat Pumps Gain Traction as Renewable Energy Growsscientificamerican.com - John Fialka, E&E News A cluster of new studies from states, electric utilities and environmental groups suggest that as more electricity from solar and wind power is …
Science To Find Earth-Threatening Comets and Asteroids, Think Smallscientificamerican.com - Michael Shao, Slava G. Turyshev Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets whose highly elongated orbits periodically bring them close to Earth—sometimes dangerously so. In …
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