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SpaceX Catches a Falling Starship—A First in Spaceflight History

Climate-Fueled Disasters Are Raising Insurance Rates

Smart Tech Would Make Your Office Building Greener

What is Implicit Bias, and how Might it Affect Your Next Medical Visit?

Science Crossword: Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes

Readers Respond to the June 2024 Issue

Poem: ‘Alfred Wegener to the World’

November 2024: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

New Nasal Vaccines Offer Stronger Protection from COVID, Flu, and More—No Needle Needed

Math Puzzle: Play Architect with These Houses of Cards

Lucy Turns 50, and Dark Energy Gets More Mysterious

Leap Seconds May Be Abandoned by the World’s Timekeepers

Kids with ADHD May Still Have Symptoms as Adults

Hidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved

Fossil Human Ancestor ‘Lucy’ Remains Pivotal 50 Years after Discovery

Could ‘Early Dark Energy’ Resolve the Mystery of Cosmic Expansion?

Contributors to Scientific American’s November 2024 Issue

Contrary to Occam’s Razor, the Simplest Explanation Is Often Not the Best One

Book Review: The Big Costs of Mining the Planet for Electric Power

Book Review: Inside the Global Movement to Protect Forests from Climate Change

Book Review: How the Author of Braiding Sweetgrass Imagines a New Economy

Book Review: How Our Love for Citrus Shaped the Modern World

Book Review: Fifty years later, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Novel about Utopian Anarchists Is as Relevant as Ever

How to Make Progress in Health Equity

New Medical Diagnoses and Tools Are Removing Historical Biases

Rural Health Innovations Are Improving Health Care

See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World

Health Experts Share What Gives Them Hope for Improving Equity

Cultural Competency in Health Care Can Save Lives

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander People Need Better Health Data

The Mpox Response Has Learned from HIV/AIDS History

How Marie Curie Helped a Generation of Women Break into Science

Tiny Babies Who Can Smell Their Mother Recognize Faces Better