In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

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A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to ...

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

Below, Scientific American wades into the history and science of fluoridated drinking water by addressing some common questions.

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Signed languages, long overlooked by many linguists, employ a lot of symbolism: in American Sign Language, “bird” is formed by using a finger and thumb to mime a bird’s beak opening and closing.

A shared meal, a kiss on the cheek: these social acts bring people together — and bring their microbiomes together, too. The more people interact, the more similar the make-up of their gut ...