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To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing jigsaw puzzles to show off some of our most fascinating magazine covers over the years. Take a tour here through the covers so ...

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Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

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Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights ...

Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an ...

Ahead of Jared Isaacman’s renomination for the position of NASA’s administrator, a dispute between him and its acting chief ...