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What Did Dinosaurs Smell Like?
Smell was certainly an important part of dinosaur life. What do we know about it?
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Eye of the Storm
A Rogues’ Gallery of the Five Category 5 Storms of 2019
The two Atlantic Category 5 hurricanes and three Northwest Pacific Category 5 super typhoons of 2019 set records
Observations
Glutamate Built the Brain—Can It Treat It, Too?
A complex natural signaling system could help address impulse-control disorders
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Do You Play with Your Cat? This Online Study Is for You!
Dogs aren’t the only ones who can do science. The era of cat science is now
When CEOs Value Employees, Everyone Wins
New research shows that companies with “high-purpose cultures” thrive
The Untapped Potential of “Natural Mentoring”
Informal support from known and trusted adults makes an enormous difference
Cultivating Emotion Regulation and Mental Health
Susanne Schweizer is a neuroscientist investigating the development of emotional regulatory processes and their role in mental health across the life span
No, Women Can’t Multitask Either
Recent research finds zero support for the stereotype that they do so better than men
My Brush with Behavioral Economics
Should I sell a musical instrument for triple the price I expected? It all depends
How Do You Know Which Emotion a Facial Expression Represents?
A group of researchers has created a short test to see just how misleading the look on a person’s face can be
Why We Need to Study Consciousness
Science has made outstandingly accurate descriptions of the world but has told us little about our subjective experience of it
Which Weighs More, a Pound of Stone or a Pound of Styrofoam?
It’s not a trick question: your brain answers differently, depending on whether the materials are part of the same object or not
Toward a Positive Evolutionary Psychology
A new book integrates positive psychology and evolutionary psychology to help advance the human condition
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Anthropology in Practice
Exploring the human condition.
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Beautiful Minds
Insights into intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
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Dark Star Diaries
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Dog Spies
Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
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Frontiers for Young Minds
Science by and for kids ages 8-15
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Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
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Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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Observations
Opinion, arguments & analyses from guest experts and from the editors of Scientific American
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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SA Visual
STAFFIllustrating science since 1845
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Talking back
STAFFA science blog, sans blague
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Voices
Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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