How Dinosaurs Shaped Fruit Evolution
For Fruit Seeds, Humans Are Modern-Day Dinosaurs By physically engineering their environments, megafauna such as dinosaurs curbed fruit seed sizes—a…
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How Do Doctors Treat ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer like Joe Biden’s?
How Do Doctors Treat ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer like Joe Biden’s? What we know about Joe Biden’s cancer, prognosis and treatment…
COVID Vaccines Face Potential New Limits from Trump Administration
Larry Saltzman has blood cancer. He’s also a retired doctor, so he knows getting covid-19 could be dangerous for him…
Contributors to Scientific American’s June 2025 Issue
Jennifer N. R. SmithThe Social Lives of Mitochondria In 2020, on a trip to Devon, England, Jennifer N. R. Smith…
Math puzzle: The conundrum of sharing
This month, we visit a trendy (but fictional) spa with an unusual feature: hot mud beds. You lay a plastic…
Hypervelocity Stars Hint at a Nearby Supermassive Black Hole
An astonishing fact only known for the past few decades is that every big galaxy in the universe has a…
Wet fingers always wrinkle in the same way
Pruney fingertips aren’t swollen sponges — the wrinkles actually come from blood vessels constricting and pulling skin inward. Source link
Be Careful Where You Swim This Summer
That glistening swimming hole might look—and feel—refreshing on a sweltering day. But writhing in pain from stomach cramps, nausea, and…
Surprising Genetic Evidence Shows Human Evolution in Recent Millennia
The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more…
Exercise Boosts Your Gut Microbiome, Which Helps Your Metabolism, Immune System, and More
A Good Workout Gets Your Helpful Gut Microbes in Shape, Too A workout boosts the fitness of your gut microbiome….