Why Is It So Much Harder for NASA to Send People to the Moon Now Than It Was during the Apollo Era?
NASA's Artemis moon program faces challenges the Apollo missions never did
NASA's Artemis moon program faces challenges the Apollo missions never did
Life expectancy for people with sickle cell in the U.S. has increased to about 50 years, but some people with the disease still face stigma and other barriers in health care
In Pillars of Creation, Richard Panek gets up close to the JWST
A new generation of treatments addresses the trauma that often underlies addiction
Improving sickle cell care by expanding treatment options, advancing new therapies and amplifying the voices of people with the disease
Best baseball batting order; mummies demystified
When different chickadee species meet, they sometimes choose each other as mates—with surprising results
A biography of the scientist whose work led to fears of a ‘population bomb’
Illuminating the experience of people living with sickle cell could improve patients’ lives and enhance all of medicine
This month’s issue covers the reasons it’s so hard to go back to the moon, the science of empathy and new advances in treating sickle cell disease
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories
Days spent in a desk chair can lead to heart disease or cancer. Getting up often and exercising more vigorously can stave off the ill effects
Letters to the editors for the May 2024 issue of Scientific American
A delightful course on keeping (and cracking) secrets
You have around 35 trillion red blood cells moving around your body at all times. Typically they are rounded and flexible. What happens when they aren’t?
In Absolution, Jeff VanderMeer explores the mysteries in his Southern Reach Trilogy
Time lags between discoveries and awards show how the Nobel Prizes reward science
The FDA recently approved three sickle cell drugs, and dozens more are in development
These sickle cell researchers and advocates are driving change from labs to global stages, transforming lives in the process.
Research is revealing the key to motivating empathy—and making it stick
The effectiveness of Ring security cameras and video doorbells is determined by more than their image quality; it’s also about how well they detect and respond to motion. Properly configured motion settings can make the difference between a system that enhances your peace of mind and one that overwhelms you with alerts; or worse, fails to notify you of critical events.
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Sunday September 22nd and Monday the 23rd, Alex Newman and Andrew Muller will be traveling to New York City to get exclusive coverage of the United Nations Summit of the Future for The New American. The UN plans to create “a global pact for the future” to “Strengthen Global Governance”. Stay tuned to find out ...
Читать дальше...Hello everyone, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake, and today we’re going to be talking about how a politician’s disaster response can influence voter attitudes and election outcomes. In July 2022, a storm dropped more than 14 inches of rain on Kentucky, sending flash floods rolling through the mountainous counties in the […]