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FICTIONToward Eternity: A Novel by Anton Hur. HarperVia, 2024 ($26.99)Anton Hur’s Toward Eternity blends the music of science and of...

August 20, 20241 min readPoem: ‘Rocket Launch Laconic’Science in meter and verseBy Julie Dillemuth Edited by Dava SobelCountdown metronomic Astronomic...

When it came time for Itzy Morales Pantoja to start her Ph.D. in cellular and molecular medicine, she chose a...

When doctors ask Sara Gehrig to describe her pain, she often says it is indescribable. Stabbing, burning, aching—those words frequently...

August 20, 20244 min readContributors to Scientific American’s September 2024 IssueWriters, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the...

August 20, 20244 min readTrump’s ‘Gish Gallop’ Debate Tactic Comes from CreationistsA dishonest creationist debating tactic shouldn’t go unchallenged in...

August 19, 20243 min readWatch the Blue Supermoon Rise TonightAugust’s supermoon will be the first of four supermoons in a...

August 19, 20242 min readNew Satellite Will Track Methane Super EmittersTanager-1 is the first in a series of satellites that...

August 19, 20246 min readBird Flu Is Infecting Pet Cats. Here’s What You Need to KnowAs bird flu spreads in...

August 19, 20242 min readComplex, Hidden Landscape Mapped a Mile under Greenland IceA new Greenland map suggests how geology might...