SCIENCE
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Can AI Predict Your Death?
Lauren Leffer: Prediction is powerful. For as long as people have been thinking about the future, we’ve been trying to…
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Long COVID Signatures Found in Huge Analysis of Blood Proteins
January 19, 2024 3 min read Proteins involved in immunity, clotting and inflammation could help to unravel the complexity of…
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Four New Octopus Species Discovered in the Deep Sea
January 16, 2024 4 min read Enigmatic octopuses that have been newly discovered in the waters off Costa Rica add…
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What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?
January 12, 2024 3 min read This week’s cold snap across the U.S. will be one of “the most impressive…
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First-Ever Biorobotic Heart Helps Scientists Study Cardiac Function
January 10, 2024 3 min read A model heart made from living tissue fused with robotic muscles could help researchers…
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How Networked Incitement Fueled the Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests…
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No, COVID mRNA Vaccines Won’t Damage Your DNA
On Wednesday Florida’s state surgeon general Joseph Ladapo called for stopping the use of messenger RNA–based COVID vaccines, citing—without convincing…
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How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves
January 1, 2024 2 min read Thieving worms may manipulate their prey with stolen genes By Darren Incorvaia Horsehair worm…
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Podcasts of the Year: Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace
Bose: Hello fellow math nerds! This is Tulika Bose, Senior Multimedia Editor at Scientific American. If you miss that famous Scientific…
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Rift over N95 Use Puts Health Workers at Risk Again
Three years after more than 3,600 health workers died of covid-19, occupational safety experts warn that those on the front lines…
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