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Scientific American (informally abbreviated SciAm) is an American popular science magazine. It has a long history of presenting scientific information on a monthly basis to the general educated public, with careful attention to the clarity of its text and the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein, have contributed articles in the past 170 years. It is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesNewly discovered ‘demon cave fish' hid out in Alabama military installation for 40 years
Scientists named this oddball creature after the Demogorgon from Stranger Things Some hills in northern Alabama are burial mounds from the Copena people who lived there 2,000 years ago. Some contain decommissioned nerve gas from the cold war.
Mathematician discovers how to fold the smallest origami doughnut
How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper to make a doughnut? After decades, a mathematician has determined the most efficient technique This article is from Proof Positive , our friendly math newsletter that's delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon. Sign up today and read it first. How can you create a doughnut-shaped surface from a flat sheet of paper? The most elegant solution is probably to use the art of paper folding called origami.
The brain, solved
The human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses It took years, an international consortium and a small army of volunteer proofreaders. That effort led to the first full map of every neuron and synapse in an animal brain—139,000 neurons, 50 million connections, none of them left unaccounted for. The animal brain being mapped? A fruit fly's. In comparison, the human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses.
Why obsessing over self-improvement could be sabotaging your brain
Our obsession with ‘maxxing' every aspect of our lives could actually be stressing us out If you want to improve yourself, your health or your lifestyle, you need to do it to the “maxx”—according to social media, at least. If you want to better your appearance, you need to try “looksmaxxing” . If you want to fix your diet and look after your gut, you should be “fibermaxxing” .
Why your ability to cope with stress changes with time
Seasonal changes have more effects on your biology and behavior than you might realize Do you feel like the same person in February as in June? For most people, the answer is a resounding no. During winter, your energy tends to dip , your immune system takes a hit and you may feel less social. Research finds that people are less inclined to stick to a workout routine in winter.
Math Puzzle: A curious sequence
Math's “ look-and-say ” sequence goes: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, 13112221, ... Each entry describes the one before it. We start with 1, then observe “we have one 1” and encode that as the next entry: 11. Now we have two 1s, encoded as 21. That in turn contains one 2 and one 1: 1211, and so forth. Which digits from 1 to 9 never appear in any number in the look-and-say sequence? You can start similar sequences with positive integers other than 1.
How the brain learns to read is an evolutionary mystery—a new study offers clues
Reading hasn't been around for long, evolutionary speaking. Instead, the brain recruits systems evolved for other purposes For an experienced reader, recognising the words on this page feels effortless. Yet, evolutionarily speaking, your brain shouldn't be able to read. Reading has existed for too short a time to have shaped a dedicated centre in the brain. Therefore, the brain has to learn to read using systems that evolved for other purposes .
To see exoplanets, NASA's Roman Space Telescope will throw shade on stars
NASA's newest major observatory will include the most advanced planet-imaging tech ever flown in space. Here's how it works When you're looking for exoplanets, stars are irritating. Now, I have nothing against stars! I live near one and have deep appreciation for the light it provides. Stars are interesting scientifically and also happen to be very pretty. And, certainly, they're necessary . Planets form around stars, and those stars anchor them, heat them, shape and change them.
What Nepal's floods reveal about “cascading hazards”
The Nepal disaster appears to be a “cascading event,” where one hazard seems to have triggered another, experts say A catastrophic flash flood has struck northern Nepal on the Tibetan border, killing at least 157 people and leaving hundreds missing, including at least 34 Australians . The death toll is expected to rise. Foreign tourists are among those feared dead or missing.
NASA's newest telescope is about to rewrite how we study the universe
Astronomers are lining up to leverage NASA's soon-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which boasts capabilities unlike any previous off-world observatory What would you do with a super-Hubble that could take snapshots of the sky not just in small patches but also in huge chunks? That's a question NASA put to scientists, and they have duly answered.