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Are we alone in the universe? We're close to finding out | Lisa Kaltenegger

Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger explores the thrilling possibility of discovering life beyond Earth, highlighting how cutting-edge technology like the James Webb Space Telescope lets us...

Shirtloads of Science: Psychedelics and Therapy (344)

Jul 9, 2023Australia has implemented laws to permit the use of some psychedelic drugs in strictly controlled circumstances. Psychedelics researcher Dr Paul Liknaitsky and acclaimed author Heather Rose discuss...

2025 Missions to the Sun Seek to Study Space Weather and Shape of the Heliosphere

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Life as we know it couldn’t exist without the sun, but we know surprisingly...

The attack on the NIH has begun

Not even two weeks after Donald Trump won the 2024 election, alarmed at what I was hearing about the new administration’s plans for the...

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Far from being solo operators, most single-celled microbes are in complex relationships. In the ocean,...
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