Xenolinguistics studies how humans and hypothetical extraterrestrials might understand each other by blending astrobiology, linguistics, anthropology, psychology and animal behavior to imagine contact without direct data, with Dougl… #aliens #apr2026 #ovni #scientificamerican #uap #ufo #ufosky #usa
Kopparapu and Haqq-Misra urge rigorous, data-driven, interdisciplinary, and globally collaborative investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena, tracing a history from the 1960s Condon Report through debates with Hynek, McDonald, and S… #aliens #apr2026 #ovni #scientificamerican #uap #ufo #ufosky
Belief in extraterrestrial intelligence may act as a secular surrogate for religion—echoed by Captain James T. Kirk, portrayed by William Shatner, who wonders what God would need with a starship and then confronts the possibility that a … #aliens #mar2026 #ovni #scientificamerican #uap #ufo #ufosky
Climate scientist Kate Marvel leave NASA because of Trump government turmoil.
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#ScientificAmerican - Dangerous #microbes may be hiding in drought-stricken soils
#Antibiotic_resistant #bacteria are #increasing, and a new study finds that #extreme weather may be juicing their rise […]
#ScientificAmerican - U.K.’s deadly #meningitis outbreak shows #importance of #vaccination
Infectious disease experts say shots against meningococcal meningitis can be lifesaving during an outbreak, but U.S. regulators have attempted to roll back recommendations of such a vaccine for children […]
#ScientificAmerican - The Iran war disrupts global helium supply and artificial intelligence chip makers
The closure of the Strait of #Hormuz has trapped a third of the world’s commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced #microchips possible […]
Fifty years after the interstellar signal left Earth, Frank Drake—assisted by Richard Isaacman—designed the Arecibo message, encoded as a 23-by-73 binary image that depicts humans, our solar system, and DNA with a final … #aliens #arecibo #ovni #scientificamerican #uap #ufo #ufosky #usa #yevpatoria
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What is the ‘#acid rain’ in the wake of U.S. #bombings in #Iran?
Iranian residents have reported headaches, difficulty breathing, and oil-contaminated rain settling on buildings and cars after the bombing of oil depots
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Scientists and public‑health advocates held nationwide “Stand Up for Science” protests in U.S. cities to oppose federal policy changes on research funding, vaccines, and public health. #Trump #SciencePolicy #CivilProtest #PublicHealth #ScientificAmerican
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#Measles outbreak, #AI in warfare, sped-up global #warming
In this episode of Science Quickly, we cover a few important updates on the measles outbreaks in the U.S. We also look at how governments are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence for […]
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#Stand_Up for #Science will hold second #rally against Trump administration
Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science #protests #against the #Trump administration […]
In #ScientificAmerican: DNA evidence indicates human/Neanderthal interbreeding was mainly Neanderthal men with human women.
A #limerick:
A Neanderthal man name of Ray
And a cute human woman named Fay
They each felt the need
And so did the deed
Their descendants still live on today!
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A teen, an algorithm and the race to stop #poaching
In this episode of Science Quickly, freelance wildlife writer #MelissaHobson investigates how a 17‑year‑old’s breakthrough artificial-intelligence-based gunshot detector could transform antipoaching […]
Research shows that #polyamory is radically different from what you might think - #ScientificAmerican
An anthropologist’s detailed research shows polyamorists focus on intimacy and honesty, not sleeping around”
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A veteran teacher explains how to use AI in the classroom the right way via @sciam www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-ve... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #scientificamerican
Is it harder for Chimpanzees to use rational thought, than people?
Think Again by Cody Cottier is an interesting article in the January 2026 edition of Scientific American.
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🔬📣 #ScienceCommmunication is fun: I had the chance to write an article for #SpektrumDerWissenschaft (German version of #ScientificAmerican), discussing how to scale #photovoltaics #sustainably to a global #energy source www.spektrum.de/news/solaren...
#ScientificAmerican - #Elephants' peculiar #whiskers help them #sense the world around them
Pachyderm whiskers are more flexible at the tip than the base, allowing elephants to complete delicate tasks with their incredibly strong trunks […]
It took me twenty years of reading every word of #ScientificAmerican to finally see through their deceptions. Moving on to #Nature I could see the lies quite easily #AIDS #BigBang #Covid Watch out #JAMA here I come.
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How Venezuela’s Heavy Crude Shapes Climate Risks
In this episode, we dive into the climate stakes behind #Venezuela’s vast but troubled #oil reserves and the country’s mounting tensions with neighboring Guyana. Climate reporter @amywestervelt breaks down […]
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#Trump Administration Slashes Mental Health and Addiction Grants—Report
Experts say these reported cuts to federal grants will exacerbate the U.S.’s #addiction #crisis
The Trump administration has reportedly slashed U.S. federal funding for mental #health and #addiction […]
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#NASA Commits to Plan to Build a #Nuclear Reactor on the #Moon by 2030
The U.S. space agency and the Department of Energy will work together to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface in the next four years […]
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#RFK, Jr.’s New Kids’ Vaccine Guidelines Will Worsen #Flu and Other Winter #Illnesses, Experts Say
How CDC’s #Vaccine #Rollback Will Affect Winter Respiratory Virus Season
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has slashed childhood vaccine […]
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America’s #Children Face a New Era of #Health Risk
Recent federal public #health changes could affect children’s health, from #vaccine access to essential #medical care. In this episode, senior editor Dan Vergano breaks down what shifting national […]
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#Trump Administration Targets #Offshore #Wind Farms, Citing National Security Concerns
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced it would “#pause” leases for five large offshore wind farms, imperiling the fast-growing clean energy industry
The Trump administration on […]
#ScienceQuickly: Inside the Struggle to Save an #Orca Community
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If you’re of a certain generation, you might be able to trace your affinity for #orcas to repeated viewings of a certain movie: the seminal 1993 film Free Willy […]
The #ScientificAmerican has this puzzle every week day. My only ray of sunshine on Monday a.m. It is based on an article published and is the SECRET word; is quite the challenge for my elderly mind. "SPELLEMENTS" is tops.
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#Death by Fermented #Food
Some #fermenting foods can carry the risk of a bacterium that produces an extremely strong #toxin called bongkrekic acid
By Michaela Maya-Mrschtik @mimrma
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