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Health
Is Ebola Here to Stay?
Why scientists continue to be perplexed by how to define the outbreak that has killed 7,000 -
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Technology
What Was the Most Disappointing New Technology of 2014?
Tell us what big tech announcement or new gadget made you roll your eyes -
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Space
NASA Rover Finds Mysterious Methane Emissions on Mars
New results suggest evidence for extraterrestrial life could be near at hand -
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What’s the Weirdest Thing You’ve Brought through Airport Security?
Gold medallions? Unfortunately martial-looking instruments of science? Send us your stories and photos -
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Health
What’s for Breakfast? Let Us Know!
Whether it’s oatmeal or kimchee, snap the foods that get you going in the morning -
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Technology
People Love Their Smartphones but Hate the Batteries [Survey Results]
Scientific American readers say smartphones have not replaced tablets or PCs, and still need better batteries, cameras and biometric security options -
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Technology
Robot Athletes Got Game [Video]
From baseball to billiards, robots are improving their play, even competing in the RoboCup and RoboGames -
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Energy & Sustainability
7 Solutions to Climate Change Happening Now
Even as the world continues to spew more carbon pollution, change has begun—and is accelerating -
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Evolution
How Fake Fossils Pervert Paleontology [Excerpt]
A nebulous trade in forged and illegal fossils is an ever-growing headache for paleontologists -
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Technology
20 Vintage Gadgets from Scientific American Readers [Slide Show]
Those who responded to our call for images of obscure, obsolete devices did not disappoint. Here are our favorites
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Mind & Brain
10 Big Ideas in 10 Years of Brain Science
Scientific American MIND reflects on the major discoveries of the past decade that have transformed how we think about the brain -
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Technology
What’s Your Favorite Vintage Gadget?
Share your nostalgia for a long-obsolete device with other Scientific American readers -
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Energy & Sustainability
Gaming Carbon Must End to Solve Global Warming
Can economic incentives evolve to combat climate change? -
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We Are Playing God with a Declassified Future [Excerpt]
The convergence of nanotechnology, biology, information technology, additive manufacturing, AI, new materials and robotics means we no longer have to wait for natural selection to change our lives -
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Mind & Brain
Tell Us How You Would Upgrade Your Brain
Future technologies could enhance your cognitive abilities
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