http://www.scientificamerican.com https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/newsletter/salogo.pnghttp://www.scientificamerican.com Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:34:20 GMT en-us Scientific American, a Division of Springer Nature America, Inc. Scientific American multimedia@sciam.com https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/medication-abortion-using-telehealth-is-as-safe-as-in-person-care-study-finds/ 569D7B6D-66B2-4697-898A9170171A5B77 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:45:00 GMT Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:47:34 GMT <p>Researchers find that medication abortion provided at home with a Zoom or text link to a medical provider is extremely safe and effective</p> <p>Researchers find that medication abortion provided at home with a Zoom or text link to a medical provider is extremely safe and effective</p> Joanna ThompsonHealthPublic Health https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/second-private-u-s-lander-launches-to-the-moon/ 7C6F9B32-14EF-4E44-A2D84C06E0503552 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:30:00 GMT <p>Odysseus, a lunar lander built by the aerospace company Intuitive Machines, launched atop a SpaceX rocket on a mission to the moon's south pole</p> <p>Odysseus, a lunar lander built by the aerospace company Intuitive Machines, launched atop a SpaceX rocket on a mission to the moon's south pole</p> Mike Wall, SPACE.comSpace & PhysicsSpace Exploration https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/three-times-that-solar-eclipses-transformed-science/ 7E575B7C-825C-47B7-8EDB54BACA128B6F Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:45:00 GMT <p>From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, total solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries</p> <p>From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, total solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries</p> Paul M. SutterSpace & PhysicsAstronomy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-vehicles-arent-ready-for-extreme-heat-and-cold-heres-how-to-fix-them/ 42F3E39D-7E11-4397-A68D117BFD98A0C8 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:30:00 GMT <p>New materials would help the cars of the future survive cold snaps and other climate disruptions</p> <p>New materials would help the cars of the future survive cold snaps and other climate disruptions</p> Molly GlickClimate ChangeTechnologyTransportation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-gun-safety-ahead-of-elections-in-the-u-s/ 2C951200-A93D-4F9E-A723865F42817683 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT <p>U.S. elected officials must protect public health and the foundations of our democracy by limiting the intrusion of guns into politics</p> <p>U.S. elected officials must protect public health and the foundations of our democracy by limiting the intrusion of guns into politics</p> Tim CareyPublic HealthSocial Sciences https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-what-the-solar-eclipse-will-look-like-across-most-of-the-u-s/ B1DFBE83-8A19-4A0A-8E99D1EF692AEA5C Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:30:00 GMT <p>Even if you&rsquo;re not in the path of totality, the solar eclipse on April 8 will offer a show to nearly everyone across North and Central America</p> <p>Even if you&rsquo;re not in the path of totality, the solar eclipse on April 8 will offer a show to nearly everyone across North and Central America</p> Katie PeekSpace & PhysicsAstronomy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-design-cities-right-we-need-to-focus-on-people/ BEA543BA-38AD-4F4E-832CF96244456005 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT <p>Far too often, city planning is approached as an engineering problem, instead of connecting people with the land</p> <p>Far too often, city planning is approached as an engineering problem, instead of connecting people with the land</p> Tim KeaneSocial SciencesPolicy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/farmers-in-crisis-long-overlooked-are-finally-getting-mental-health-support/ B78FAFD6-E1FA-426C-A1D992EB968E6CE9 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:45:00 GMT <p>Amid a mounting mental health crisis among farmers, experts are working to make help more accessible</p> <p>Amid a mounting mental health crisis among farmers, experts are working to make help more accessible</p> Anna MattsonAgricultureHealthMind & BrainMental Health https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-genetically-engineered-petunia-glows-in-the-dark-and-could-be-yours-for-29/ E618EAE0-BCA8-46EA-A3FFC4776FCE7F99 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:30:00 GMT <p>The engineered &ldquo;firefly petunia&rdquo; emits a continuous green glow thanks to genes from a light-up mushroom</p> <p>The engineered &ldquo;firefly petunia&rdquo; emits a continuous green glow thanks to genes from a light-up mushroom</p> Katherine Bourzac, Nature magazineBiologyGeneticsPlants https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-reveals-hotspots-of-climate-denial/ B6CF7099-7974-4CCB-B06E023F86815729 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:15:00 GMT <p>Echo chambers of climate denial on social media are strongest in the U.S. Midwest and South and in states that depend heavily on fossil fuels</p> <p>Echo chambers of climate denial on social media are strongest in the U.S. Midwest and South and in states that depend heavily on fossil fuels</p> Chelsea Harvey, E&E NewsEnvironmentClimate Change https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-a-climatologists-defamation-case-victory-means-for-scientists/ CF4CA940-9851-4CC5-A6D81594D4BF5DAE Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:15:00 GMT <p>A jury awarded Mann more than $1 million&mdash;raising hopes for scientists who are attacked politically because of their work</p> <p>A jury awarded Mann more than $1 million&mdash;raising hopes for scientists who are attacked politically because of their work</p> Jeff Tollefson, Nature magazineEnvironmentClimate ChangeSocial SciencesPolicy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/smoking-may-compromise-immune-health-even-years-after-quitting/ DBA37141-2E36-4FDE-9CB279F230344453 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:28:14 GMT <p>A new study found persistent effects of smoking on the adaptive immune system, but how this translates to health risks remains unclear</p> <p>A new study found persistent effects of smoking on the adaptive immune system, but how this translates to health risks remains unclear</p> Alejandra ManjarrezHealthEpidemiologyPublic Health https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-el-nino-will-influence-2024-weather/ 90AB1526-8803-4B24-94511E7EEFB94F8B Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:00:00 GMT <p>The strong El Ni&ntilde;o pattern that made 2023 particularly hot is finally starting to weaken, which scientists expect will conclude by late spring. What does that mean for weather this year?</p> <p>The strong El Ni&ntilde;o pattern that made 2023 particularly hot is finally starting to weaken, which scientists expect will conclude by late spring. What does that mean for weather this year?</p> Paul Roundy, The Conversation USEnvironmentNatural DisastersWeather https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-legal-definition-of-death-needs-to-be-clearer/ B60A050C-51DC-469C-B071D47CF1AD966D Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMT <p>Debate about brain death has prevented needed revisions to the Uniform Determination of Death Act</p> <p>Debate about brain death has prevented needed revisions to the Uniform Determination of Death Act</p> Ariane LewisHealthHealth CareMedicine https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/space-lasers-will-seek-a-new-kind-of-gravitational-waves/ 163AC025-8B23-4D3A-AFCD690ACC785A96 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT <p>The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will open a new era in astronomy that brings scientists to the brink of studying gravitational waves from the beginning of time</p> <p>The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will open a new era in astronomy that brings scientists to the brink of studying gravitational waves from the beginning of time</p> Jonathan O'CallaghanSpace & PhysicsBlack Holes https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/semen-has-its-own-microbiome-and-it-might-influence-fertility/ AEBC404D-13D7-4C6B-89B29BF81A7CDFCD Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:30:00 GMT <p>Recent research found a species of bacteria living in semen that&rsquo;s associated with infertility and has links to the vaginal microbiome</p> <p>Recent research found a species of bacteria living in semen that&rsquo;s associated with infertility and has links to the vaginal microbiome</p> Andrew ChapmanMicrobiologyHealthReproduction https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/valentines-day-got-you-blue-theres-an-upside/ 7880C1C1-F80F-43B9-B7A00CC0FC8513B2 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:15:00 GMT Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:37:21 GMT <p>Unpleasant emotions like sadness and anger can feel overwhelming, but recent research suggests they can trigger behaviors that lead to something better</p> <p>Unpleasant emotions like sadness and anger can feel overwhelming, but recent research suggests they can trigger behaviors that lead to something better</p> Heather Lench, The Conversation USMind & BrainCognitionNeuroscience https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surreal-numbers-are-a-real-thing-heres-how-to-make-them/ B4AA3FA1-DF1D-4860-9A2EB4E8FD3B6BEF Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT <p>In the 1970s mathematicians found a simple way to create all numbers, from the infinitely small to infinitely large</p> <p>In the 1970s mathematicians found a simple way to create all numbers, from the infinitely small to infinitely large</p> Manon BischoffMathMathematics https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-so-many-savanna-animals-mate-for-life/ 727E2448-ED5D-4DB3-B3F867B0B8F35B0D Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:45:00 GMT Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:33:34 GMT <p>From jackals to hornbills, many grassland animals form a deep bond with their partner</p> <p>From jackals to hornbills, many grassland animals form a deep bond with their partner</p> Devin FarmiloeBiologyAnimals https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sucking-carbon-from-the-air-becomes-a-lead-strategy/ B7FE29BA-D5A4-4F33-936D1804B838620C Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:30:00 GMT <p>The U.S. Department of Energy will award up to $100 million for projects that remove CO2 from the atmosphere</p> <p>The U.S. Department of Energy will award up to $100 million for projects that remove CO2 from the atmosphere</p> Chelsea Harvey, E&E NewsEnvironmentClimate Change https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-plan-to-ban-hair-relaxer-chemical-is-long-overdue-but-many-dangerous-ingredients-remain/ 6EE21F1B-53CB-4D73-BFB19CB92E9D5791 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:30:27 GMT <p>The Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to release a proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products a decade after it was classified as a carcinogen</p> <p>The Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to release a proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products a decade after it was classified as a carcinogen</p> Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health NewsHealthCancerPublic Health https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-risky-are-repeat-covid-infections-what-we-know-so-far/ 1AB57B61-5296-427D-A500E0CD33AF9BF0 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:30:00 GMT <p>Four years into the pandemic, many people have had COVID more than once&mdash;but the health consequences of repeat infections are not yet clear</p> <p>Four years into the pandemic, many people have had COVID more than once&mdash;but the health consequences of repeat infections are not yet clear</p> Meghan BartelsHealthEpidemiologyPublic Health https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-cancer-vaccines-could-treat-some-types-of-pancreatic-colorectal-and-other-deadly-forms-of-the-disease/ E55ECF07-D01A-4EAB-8CC29565C956A9CF Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:00:00 GMT Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:42:49 GMT <p>Vaccines that target tumors with specific genetic mutations in pancreatic and other cancers have shown promise in early-stage trials</p> <p>Vaccines that target tumors with specific genetic mutations in pancreatic and other cancers have shown promise in early-stage trials</p> Jaimie SeatonHealthCancerVaccines https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-ai-bots-could-sabotage-2024-elections-around-the-world/ BDA014B7-FF19-4A01-B5E6A195D6C95578 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMT <p>AI-generated disinformation will target voters on a near-daily basis in more than 50 countries, according to a new analysis</p> <p>AI-generated disinformation will target voters on a near-daily basis in more than 50 countries, according to a new analysis</p> Charlotte HuTechnologyArtificial Intelligence https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-the-atlantic-ocean-loses-circulation-what-happens-next/ 64B3B126-9917-45BB-9B1F475B79C70E3E Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:30:00 GMT Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:53:01 GMT <p>Researchers found that if melting glaciers shut down the Atlantic Ocean&rsquo;s circulation pattern, the global climate could see major changes within just 100 years</p> <p>Researchers found that if melting glaciers shut down the Atlantic Ocean&rsquo;s circulation pattern, the global climate could see major changes within just 100 years</p> René van Westen, Henk A. Dijkstra, Michael Kliphuis, The Conversation USEnvironmentOceans