STUDENTS WHO GESTURE DURING LEARNING 'GRASP' CONCEPTS BETTER
Hand movement appears to help in teaching about statistical models
GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE SHOULD BE A RIGHT, NOT A CRIME
Some states are going to war against young transgender people
FIRST IN SPACE: NEW YURI GAGARIN BIOGRAPHY SHARES HIDDEN SIDE OF COSMONAUT
It's been 60 years, to the day, since Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel to space in a tiny capsule attached...
CELEBRATING SIXTY YEARS OF HUMANS IN SPACE
The anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic voyage to orbit is a chance to reflect on how far human spaceflight has come-and where it's...
GLACIER IS SURGING DOWN DENALI MOUNTAIN IN ALASKA
The slumping ice is moving 50 to 100 times faster than usual
MORE WOMEN THAN MEN ARE GETTING COVID VACCINES
The reasons may include women's roles as caregivers and their greater likelihood of seeking out preventive health care in general
TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE: GROW A FLOATING FOREST, THEN SINK IT
A fast-growing front in the battle against climate change is focused on developing green technologies aimed at reducing humankind's...
HOW COULD A COVID VACCINE CAUSE BLOOD CLOTS?
Researchers are searching for possible links between unusual clotting and the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
WE ARE LIVING IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY, AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY SO
It's time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed
DARK MATTER'S LAST STAND
A new experiment could catch invisible particles that previous detectors have not
SWEEPING WHALE STREAMING SERIES, PROFILE OF CRISPR DISCOVERER AND AN EXAMINATION OF FUTURE REALITIES
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TO CONFRONT THE U.S. BORDER CRISIS, SAVE CENTRAL AMERICA'S FORESTS
Climate change and other environmental threats are destabilizing these vital areas and helping drive mass northward migration
A PEP TALK FROM STEVEN PINKER
Despite what we see in the headlines, the data-driven optimist thinks we should be grateful to live in the best era in humanity's long,...
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HEAT-TRAPPING METHANE SURGED IN 2020
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COVID, QUICKLY, EPISODE 4: THE VIRTUAL VACCINE LINE AND SHOTS FOR KIDS
Today we bring you the fourth episode in a new podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American's senior health...
NEW ARKANSAS LAW-AND SIMILAR BILLS-ENDANGER TRANSGENDER YOUTH, RESEARCH SHOWS
The legislation runs counter to evidence that puberty blockers and hormone treatments are safe and save lives
NATIONAL PARK NATURE WALKS, EPISODE 4: BEAUTIFUL SWAMP
Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job,...
BROOD X CICADAS COULD CAUSE A BIRD BABY BOOM
Billions of emerging insects will likely trigger predator population surges-but some species mysteriously opt out of such bounties
President Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by...
The withdrawal extends the U.S. troop presence past a May 1 deadline set by the Trump administration in an agreement with the Taliban, but only by a matter of months. Read more ...
Bomb squad investigating live grenade found on West Side
CHICAGO - Chicago police said a bomb squad is investigating a live grenade found inside a bag on the city's West Side. A call was placed just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday about a... Read more ...
Biden to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
President Joe Biden plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that drew America into its longest war... Read more ...
Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60% in the wake of suspected Israeli...
Iran will start enriching uranium to 60% purity this week, higher than ever, a top diplomat said days after a reported act of Israeli sabotage targeted Tehran's enrichment... Read more ...
‘Cancel culture is a disease': Actor Hank Azaria draws backlash after...
White US voice actor Hank Azaria has drawn the ire of Simpsons fans who accuse him of being ‘woke' and participating in cancel culture after he apologized for his portrayal of... Read more ...
'Little startling': Maine college fines students $50 for not wearing face mask
A Maine college is giving $50 tickets to students who violate the school's face mask requirement. Read more ...
Johnson & Johnson vaccine probe will likely take ‘a matter of days,' FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration will likely require only a “matter of days” to look into reports of patients who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine experiencing dangerous... Read more ...
COVID-19 Update: Allegheny County reports 430 cases, one death
New schedule for Red Sox-Twins series announced after game postponed for...
Tuesday's game will be played at 2:10 p.m. ET. Wednesday's first game will begin at 2:10 p.m. ET, with the rescheduled Monday game beginning about 30 minutes after the first... Read more ...
Local day spa was front for human trafficking scheme, AG says
Multiple victims were allegedly sold for sex, according to charges announced by the attorney general. Read more ...