Public Health
The Future of U.S. Health Reform under the Trump Administration
Repealing the Affordable Care Act, as the president-elect and GOP lawmakers want to do, will be tricky—and replacing it even trickier
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Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
Environment
Mystery of the Red Tide
A recent bloom of algae off the California coast left sea birds and otters mostly unharmed—and nobody quite knows why
Fitness
A History of Transgender Health Care
As the stigma of being transgender begins to ease, medicine is starting to catch up
Climate Change
The Trump Taboo at COP 22
The president-elect is omnipresent at this year's international climate meeting even though nobody is saying his name
Policy
The Higgs Boson versus Donald Trump
The president-elect represents everything that science, at its core, is not
Biology
Sea Snails on Acid
As the acidity of water increases, some gastropods begin to act kind of trippy
Engineering
Teaching Blind Students with 3-D Prints
The technology turns abstract ideas into tactile teaching aids for the visually impaired
Policy
Election Aftermath: The Value of Compassion and Reason
The results of Tuesday's vote suggest that people no longer care about these virtues, but we must remember that they are essential American values
Space & Physics
What Will Trump's Space Program Look Like?
He's made several positive statements about the benefits of commercial space, but nothing about much else
Climate Change
Climate Trumps Everything, No Matter Who Is President
Donald Trump should pursue climate action to achieve his own economic, jobs and competitiveness goals
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Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Dark Star Diaries
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Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
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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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Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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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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