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Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93
For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward computer security and individual digital privacy. He also developed solutions.
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Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets
While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and…
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Can’t keep a habit? This comic shares a proven formula to make it stick
In this illustrated guide, behavioral scientist BJ Fogg breaks down his Tiny Habits framework to help you rethink your approach to starting (or restarting) a habit.
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‘Sensational’ proof topples decades-old geometry problem
The sudden resolution of a well-known conjecture highlights the growing adoption of AI as an assistant in high-level mathematics
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The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life
A decade ago, we discovered an exceptionally exciting exoplanet that could be the best candidate for hosting alien life. Now we’re about to find out if it really is
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Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan
A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore
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Social media firms need to prove platforms are safe before children can use them, campaigners urge PM
Online safety campaigners with opposing views have teamed up to urge Sir Keir Starmer to force social media platforms to prove they are safe before children can access them.
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Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet through the ice.
Here’s the story of the expedition’s most ambitious project.
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New NASA Hubble image captures a rare, turbulent galaxy
The new image shows the galaxy NGC 1266, a transitional object with a clutch of young stars that likely collided with a smaller galaxy 500 million years ago
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As the world retreats from US Treasuries, will the sell-off deepen?
With new data suggesting a global retreat from US Treasuries in March – the first full month of the US-Israel war on Iran – market worries are on the rise…
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Scientists race to develop Ebola drugs as outbreak surges
Clinical trials for treatments against Ebola Bundibugyo virus are ‘in a strong position’ to be launched quickly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
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Scientists Tweaked the Global Warming Outlook. So Trump Weighed In.
Renewable energy has helped make the worst-case scenario a bit less bad. The president said, falsely, it shows that climate scientists were wrong all along.
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Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions
If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated
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Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net-zero carbon emissions isn’t the engineering
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New SNAP rules requiring that benefits be used at stores selling healthier food could backfire
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How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan
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Colossal claims an artificial eggshell will help it bring back the moa
Colossal Biosciences, the company that says it resurrected the dire wolf, now says it has developed artificial eggshells so it can replicate the huge eggs of the moa. Independent experts…
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Pictured: First chicks hatched from artificial eggs, according to de-extinction firm
What came first: the chicken or the egg? Controversial de-extinction firm Colossal Biosciences claims to have answered that question by hatching its first chicks from an entirely artificial egg.
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Air conditioning ‘unavoidable’ in parts of England as summers get hotter
Air conditioning will soon be "unavoidable" to protect many Britons from unbearable summer heat, a top climate adviser to the government has said.
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Zoe Kleinman: Why the AI industry is the real winner of the Musk-Altman trial
The trial in Oakland, California has helped lift the veil on the AI sector - and the huge egos of the men at the heart of it.
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Math puzzle: Fix the matchstick equation
Fix the matchstick equation in this math puzzle
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Female beast hunters battled leopards in ancient Rome
Mosaic depictions of a weapon-wielding female gladiator are the first physical evidence showing women in ancient Rome could be skilled beast hunters
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Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm
An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts of the quantum realm
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Calls grow for US-China energy trade expansion after Trump’s visit – but is it feasible?
A prominent American business group in China has called for expanded energy trade between the world’s two largest economies – a move first floated by US President Donald Trump during…
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How commercial satellites are changing modern warfare
Commercial satellites can now watch much of Earth in near-real time. Militaries are learning new ways to fool them
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Readers respond to the February 2026 issue
Letters to the editors for the February 2026 issue of Scientific American
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New ways to keep from losing muscle on Ozempic
Ozempic and just getting older take off muscle. New therapies could retain it
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Silicon Valley keeps misreading China’s role in tech
The heads of Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia regard Chinese companies as peers, not enemies, unlike most other Silicon Valley founders.
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NASA dreams of a nuclear power plant on the moon. Here’s why
To build its moon base, NASA needs a lot of power
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Which problems will quantum computers solve—and when?
Quantum computing could lead to revolutions in cryptography, materials design and telecommunications. But fulfilling those promises could be many years away