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This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors.Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s…

In the two days since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, social media reactions have ranged from the sorrowful—grief, condemnation, and offering prayers—to the crassest expressions…

George Retes is a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served a tour in Iraq. On July 10, while on his way to work as a security…

With Anduril’s help, Australia has done what the U.S. Navy has struggled to accomplish: transition an extra-large undersea drone from white board to under contract in…

In January President Donald Trump made a bold pronouncement, calling for colossal investment in a missile defense shield called Iron Dome for America, later renamed the…

The U.K. and China will be the biggest beneficiaries of the U.S. health secretary’s “own goal” of pulling funding for mRNA vaccines, according to experts. Robert…

The leaders of Russia, China, and North Korea gathered in Beijing this week in a show of force that highlighted their strengthening alliance. On Washington Week…

September 4, 20255 min readKids from Marginalized Communities Are Learning in the Hottest ClassroomsThe first national study of its kind shows that children from marginalized communities…

September 3, 20252 min readU.S. States Start Sharp Divisions on VaccinesWest Coast states are forming their own vaccine compact as Florida announces plans to ditch shot…

India has been one of the biggest suppliers of diamonds to the United States for years — and that pipeline is now at risk.The flow of…