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Highlights from the July 2020 Issue from a New Editor in Chief
Neutrinos, weather forecasts, the trouble with weight-centric medicine, a coronavirus close-up, and more
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Introducing the June 2020 Issue
Special report: How the coronavirus pandemic started, where it’s headed, and how scientists are fighting back
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Introducing the May 2020 Issue
A new era for Alzheimer’s and journalism in the time of coronavirus
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Introducing the April 2020 Issue
A new view of the Milky Way, the trouble with teeth, ice age survivors, and more
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Introducing the March 2020 Issue
A cosmic crisis, what’s in wildfire smoke, a new hope for rare diseases, and more
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Introducing the February 2020 Issue
The mind’s social maps, the mystery of aerodynamic lift, killer robots, and more
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Introducing the January 2020 Issue
Scientific American kicks off its 175th anniversary year
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Introducing the December 2019 Issue
Fire tornadoes, the black hole paradox, GPS under attack, and more
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Introducing the November 2019 Issue
Time crystals, trickle-up economics, songbird diversity, and more
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Science Communication: Truth, Lies and Uncertainty
The scientific process, as I have often said, is an engine of human prosperity. For centuries it has been a driving force behind the advances in knowledge and well-being that we've enjoyed as a species...
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Climate science in a changing world
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Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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