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Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Computational Science  Organization: Nature Portfolio  Location: Shanghai, Beijing, New York or New Jerse… Shanghai, Beijing, New York or New Jersey…

“The most beautiful gift was given to me by my father in the 1970s when, for a small amount of money, he rented a house with…

Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone:…

At this time of year when stress levels are high, we can find ourselves being sent over the edge by frustrating post office queues, infuriating traffic…

Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us Julia Belluz & Kevin Hall Avery (2025)In 2019, Kevin Hall, a physicist turned nutrition…

A fired public-health official, a mosquito breeder and a baby with a smile seen around the world. These are just a few of the remarkable people…

Achal Agrawal had just finished giving a lecture when an enthusiastic undergraduate student approached him with an idea for a research project. Agrawal was delighted, until…

December 4, 2025 Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWhy Leftover Pizza Might Actually Be HealthierResearchers have discovered that cooling starchy foods—from pizza to rice—creates “resistant starch,” a…

The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup…

Today’s post is the latest in a series examining how teachers can help students see how learning about science and math are relevant to their lives.Today’s…