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Punch Cards, Pipeline Problems, and the Future of...

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2025/09/25

Carla Brodley, founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University, explains how to make computer science education more accessible to everyone

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Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree,...

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2025/09/25

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others

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Bird Flu and Human Flu Viruses Could Mix in Cow...

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2025/09/25

Cells in cow udders could act as a site for human flu and bird flu viruses to swap genes and generate dangerous novel strains

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‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Infections Spiking, Leaving Key...

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2025/09/24

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at highest risk

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What Is Leucovorin, the Unproven Autism Drug Backed...

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2025/09/24

The Trump administration is backing leucovorin as a treatment for autism, despite limited evidence. Some doctors and researchers are concerned

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Earthquakes Release Energy Mostly Through Heat, Not...

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2025/09/24

Up to 98 percent of the energy of an earthquake goes into flash heating rocks, not shaking the ground, new research shows. The finding could help yield better earthquake forecasts

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Mary Roach’s New Book Replaceable You Explores...

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2025/09/24

Mary Roach unpacks the millennia-long effort to replace failing body parts—and the reasons that modern medicine still struggles to match the original designs.

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We Can Stop Teen Suicide

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2025/09/24

By understanding warning signs and talking to your child, parents can help reduce the risk of teen suicide

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The Moon Is Rusting—Thanks to ‘Wind’ Blown from Earth

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2025/09/23

Lunar minerals can rust when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show

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How Indigenous Storytelling Is Transforming RSV Care...

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2025/09/23

Abigail Echo-Hawk, a preeminent Native American public health expert, discusses RSV, “data genocide” and positive change driven by Indigenous storytelling

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The Final RSV Frontier Is within Reach

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2025/09/23

The journey toward an RSV vaccine for children has been wrought with tragedy and setbacks. But six decades after scientists embarked on that path, they are nearing the finish line

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A Long Road to an RSV Antibody to Protect the Most...

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2025/09/23

Tragic RSV vaccine trials in the 1960s set the field back for decades. Here’s how scientists finally made breakthroughs in RSV immunization

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New RSV Preventives Dramatically Reduce Infant...

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2025/09/23

The year 2023 marked the debut of groundbreaking innovations to prevent severe RSV infections in infants. Now protected babies are way less likely to develop severe infections or to end up in the ICU

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The Global Burden of RSV

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2025/09/23

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continues to affect infants and older and immunocompromised people around the world. These graphics reveal where the burden lies and what the effects of immunizations are

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The Fight to End Childhood RSV in Indian Country

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2025/09/23

American Indian and Alaska Native infants experience the highest rates of RSV-related hospitalization in the U.S., but a breakthrough immunization is helping to close the gap

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The Promise of RSV Prevention

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2025/09/23

RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalizations in the U.S. But that could soon change as research advances lead to new preventive drugs for everyone

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James Webb Space Telescope Finds Atmosphere on Lava...

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2025/09/23

Hot, small and old—exoplanet TOI-561 b is just about the worst place to look for alien air. Scientists using JWST found it there anyway

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Tylenol Is Popular and Safe, Yet Nobody Knows How It...

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2025/09/22

The common pain reliever is safe when used as directed, research shows. But scientists remain puzzled by one aspect: how it reduces pain and fever

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Announcing the #SciAmInTheWild Photography Contest...

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2025/09/22

To celebrate Scientific American’s 180th anniversary, we invited readers to place our magazine covers in the wild. See our staff’s favorite submissions

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Does Tylenol Use during Pregnancy Cause Autism? What...

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2025/09/22

President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have tied Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficiencies to rising autism rates—but the evidence is thin

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