This September, the night sky is full of reasons to step outside after dark. A total lunar eclipse will paint the moon red, while a partial solar eclipse will briefly dim the sun for skywatchers in the southern hemisphere. Bright planets like…
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Antarctica Is Changing Rapidly. The Consequences Could Be Dire
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern…
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5 Books Scientific American Recommends for August
August 30, 2025
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Turn the Page on Summer: August’s Essential Book Picks
Check out this collection of nonfiction and fiction books recommended by Scientific American
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Cells “vomit” waste in a hidden healing shortcut that could also fuel cancer
When injured, cells have well-regulated responses to promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction process that cleans up dead and damaged cells as well as a more recently identified phenomenon that helps older cells revert to…
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Neglecton Particles Could Be Key to More Stable Quantum Computers
Aaron Lauda has been exploring an area of mathematics that most physicists have seen little use for, wondering if it might have practical applications. In a twist even he didn’t expect, it turns out that this kind of math could be the key to…
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Scientists turned to a red onion to improve solar cells — and it could make solar power more sustainable
Red onion dye could be the missing ingredient required to bolster ultraviolet (UV) protection for solar cells, scientists say.
Solar cells are typically coated with a petroleum-based film to protect them from UV-induced degradation. These films…
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Falcon 9 Milestones Vindicate SpaceX’s ‘Dumb’ Approach to Reuse
As SpaceX’s Starship vehicle gathered all of the attention this week, the company’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket continued to hit some impressive milestones.
Both occurred during relatively anonymous launches of the company’s Starlink satellites but…
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Transparent nanocoating stops ice before it starts
A new transparent coating prevents ice formation by interfering with the earliest stages of freezing and generating heat from sunlight without blocking visible light. By structuring the surface at the scale of ice nuclei and using materials that…
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Easiest Avatar Video Tool or Still Rough Around the Edges?
Humva greets you like a friendly barista—no fuss, just pick an avatar or upload your photo, type your script, choose a voice and set off. That simplicity is refreshing. On the homepage, it’s clear: “Create avatar video in minutes.
No camera,…
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Chinese firm’s Voyah hybrid EV offers 950-mile range, fast charging
Hailed as the “world’s first plug-in hybrid MPV” to combine advanced features like fast-charging and rear-wheel steering, the 2026 Voyah Dream from the Chinese brand Voyah is a refreshed model that arrives with cutting-edge technology and…
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