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The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet Yi-Ling Liu Alfred A. Knopf (2026)China’s rise as a technological power has both admirers…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, a worrying prediction…

At last, the sun shone after weeks of rain. While the distant Welsh hills were draped in snow, here on the Wirral it was dry and…

A scientifically faithful impression of Earth during the Hadean Eon.Credit: Southwest Research Institute/Simone MarchiAncient rock crystals from Australia suggest that the early Earth might not have…

March 2, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFace of ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ reconstructed for the first time“Little Foot” is the most complete…

North America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a “blood moon”.As the full moon dips…

Science was once the domain of researchers toiling in solitude. Today, however, research thrives through collaboration, and is perhaps at its best when scientists recognize their…

March 2, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHere are the flu strains health officials predict could hit hard next seasonThe WHO has warned countries…

Once Art Borkent starts speaking about biting midges, he rarely pauses for breath. Holding up a picture of a gnat trapped in amber from the time…

In the early 1980s, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs described the computer as “a bicycle for our minds”. He was inspired by a Scientific American graphic he’d…