How many paper folds would get you to the moon?
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Want to see the 2026 total solar eclipse? An eclipse chaser reveals her tricks and tips
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The rare Ebola virus behind the current outbreak, explained
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CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeño peppers sold to Chipotle and QDOBA
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-warns-of-salmonella-outbreak-tied-to-jalapeno-peppers-sold-to-chipotle-and-qdoba/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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OpenAI’s latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts say
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/openais-latest-math-breakthroughs-commit-research-misconduct-experts-say/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/city-birds-appear-more-afraid-of-women-than-men-and-scientists-have-no-idea-why/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Hank Green AI controversy raises questions for science communicators
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hank-green-ai-controversy-raises-questions-for-science-communicators/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/spacex-scrubs-launch-of-starship-v3-the-tallest-and-most-powerful-rocket-ever-built/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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NASA shuts down one of Voyager 1’s instruments to try keep the spacecraft alive
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-voyager-1-spacecraft-down-to-just-two-working-science-instruments/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Birdsong follows a fundamental law of human language
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/birdsong-follows-a-fundamental-law-of-human-language/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Did life on Earth only arise once? Perhaps not
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/life-on-earth-emerged-twice-study/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trial results of next-gen weight-loss drug retatrutide bring it one step closer to FDA approval
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/next-gen-weight-loss-drug-retatrutide-trial-brings-it-one-step-closer-to-fda-approval/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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AI just created a virus not found in nature and scientists are worried
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Astronauts’ brains don’t fully adapt to moving in microgravity, new study finds
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/astronauts-brains-dont-fully-adapt-to-life-in-microgravity/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Physicists harness sunlight for quantum entanglement
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SpaceX launches Starship V3—the world's most powerful and tallest rocket ever
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A new study says you need 10 hours of exercise a week. Can that really be possible?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-study-says-you-need-10-hours-of-exercise-a-week-can-that-really-be-possible/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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NOAA predicts quieter Atlantic hurricane season for 2026—but the Pacific is another story
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/noaa-predicts-quieter-atlantic-hurricane-season-for-2026-but-the-pacific-is-another-story/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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AI keeps inventing fake cases. Lawyers keep citing them
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-lawyers-keep-citing-fake-cases-invented-by-ai/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The universe could have 18 possible shapes
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-universe-could-have-18-possible-shapes/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Why loneliness and not social isolation may be making you sick
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-loneliness-and-not-social-isolation-may-be-making-you-sick/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Earth’s molten outer core is behaving in chaotic, unexpected ways
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earths-molten-outer-core-is-behaving-in-chaotic-unexpected-ways/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Hidden structural features inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid may have helped it withstand earthquakes, new study finds
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-structural-features-inside-egypts-great-pyramid-may-have-helped-it-withstand-earthquakes-new-study-finds/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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What happens when galaxies collide?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-will-happen-if-the-milky-way-and-andromeda-galaxies-collide/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Monkeys keep pets and maintain friendships with other animals
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/monkeys-keep-pets-and-maintain-friendships-with-other-animals/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Stunning Artemis II photos reveal the moon's hidden colors
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/far-side-moon-photos-reveal-hidden-lunar-minerals-in-brilliant-color/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Latest Pentagon UFO files release includes video of mysterious “cold orbs”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/latest-pentagon-ufo-files-release-includes-video-of-mysterious-cold-orbs/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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A shocking number of Pacific Northwest rodents may carry hantavirus
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hantavirus-found-in-shocking-number-of-pacific-northwest-rodents/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents showed signs of deception during safety tests
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropic-and-openai-ai-agents-showed-signs-of-deception-during-safety-tests/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Could the next AI data center be attached to your house?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/span-wants-to-turn-homes-into-mini-data-centers/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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This researcher made up a disease to test AI. It failed miserably
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/bixonimania-the-fake-illness-that-ai-fell-for/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Risk of ‘megaquake’ in Japan higher after powerful earthquake strikes
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/risk-of-megaquake-in-japan-higher-after-powerful-earthquake-strikes/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Why Google DeepMind broke up the AlphaFold team
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Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-overwhelmingly-against-rule-change-that-would-give-political-appointees-say-over-science-grants/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Is Gen Z actually smoking more? An investigation
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-gen-z-actually-smoking-more-an-investigation/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How spaceflight changes astronauts' ability to eat and drink
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Here’s what happens when you give salmon cocaine
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-strange-way-cocaine-water-pollution-is-changing-salmon/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Europe's wildfires are igniting forgotten WWII and Cold War bombs
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/europes-wildfires-are-igniting-forgotten-wwii-and-cold-war-bombs/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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JWST forecasts partly cloudy skies on a distant exoplanet
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst-sees-partly-cloudy-skies-on-a-distant-giant-exoplanet/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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NASA’s Voyager 2 survives daring ‘big bang’ maneuver
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-voyager-2-survives-daring-big-bang-maneuver/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Drivers can fill their tanks with a higher-ethanol fuel this summer. Here’s what that means
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-e15-fuel-why-higher-ethanol-gasoline-could-raise-summer-smog-levels/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Can math predict the end of humanity?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-math-predict-the-end-of-humanity-inside-the-doomsday-argument/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/entire-nsf-science-advisory-board-fired-by-trump-administration/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Humans may have spoken 10 times as many languages 2,000 years ago
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-may-have-spoken-10-times-as-many-languages-2-000-years-ago/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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OpenAI announces AI’s biggest math breakthrough yet
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-just-solved-an-80-year-old-erdos-problem-and-mathematicians-are-amazed/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Supreme Court temporarily reinstates access to abortion drug mifepristone by mail
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What was best for Flaco the owl? Wild Inside documentary asks tough questions
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-was-best-for-flaco-the-owl-wild-inside-documentary-asks-tough-questions/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The spring migration of birds is peaking. Here’s how to watch
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-spring-migration-of-birds-is-peaking-heres-how-to-watch/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Smoking was supposed to be fading away. Why are young people embracing it again?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/smoking-was-supposed-to-be-fading-away-why-are-young-people-embracing-it-again/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Scientists discover why gold doesn’t ‘rust’
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-discover-why-gold-doesnt-rust/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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