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January 26, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmScientist who helped eradicate smallpox dies at age 89A leader in the global fight against smallpox and…

Students have little opportunity to practice agency when an LMS tracks their assignments, they’re not encouraged to explore different majors and colleges shrink general education requirements,…

January 22, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmParents might age faster or slower based on how many kids they haveA new study found that…

Imagine this scenario. The year is 2030; deepfakes and artificial-intelligence-generated content are everywhere, and you are a member of a new profession—a reality notary. From your…

January 23, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmDolphins with more close friends age more slowlyA study of dolphins’ epigenetic ages found that animals with…

An “extraordinary” iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman…

Thirty-two years ago, a small group of archaeologists gathered for a weekend in Somerset to make a TV programme about a field in Athelney, the site…

Lady Hale is absolutely right to say that the prosecution of children under 14 is wrong and to ask the government to raise the age of…

The former president of the supreme court Lady Hale is urging ministers to change the law so that children as young as 10 can no longer…

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three accelerated bursts: at about…