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NASA Announces Return Date for ISS Astronauts After Medical Evacuation Announcement
January 10, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA Announces Return Date for Evacuating ISS Astronauts Four ISS crew members are set to touch down on Thursday after NASA announced the first medical evacuation in the space station’s history By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron The International Space Station, as seen from the SpaceX Crew…
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Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Sleep Just Like Us
January 8, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Sleep Just Like Us Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans By Claire Cameron edited by Andrea Thompson Humberto Ramirez via Getty Images Jellyfish and sea anemones are curious creatures: these…
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Longest-Ever Look at Stormy Region on the Sun Offers New Clues to Space Weather
January 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Longest-Ever Look at Stormy Region on the Sun Offers New Clues to Space Weather Scientists observed an active region on the sun for a record 94 days, marking a “milestone in solar physics” By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron An image taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory…
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How Woodpeckers Turn Their Entire Bodies into Pecking Machines
January 2, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How Woodpeckers Turn Their Entire Bodies into Pecking Machines These birds’ drilling approach is more like extreme tennis playing than weight lifting By Rohini Subrahmanyam edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Tapping woodpeckers harness their muscles more like tennis players than like weight lifters. Diana Robinson Photography/Getty Images Woodpeckers operate…
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NASA’s New Chief Hints Iconic Space Shuttle Might Not Be Moving to Texas After All
December 30, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA’s New Chief Just Put a Fresh Twist on the Texas Space Shuttle Saga NASA’s new boss Jared Isaacman hinted that he could break with Texas lawmakers’ push to move iconic space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston By Claire Cameron edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Space shuttle…
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Why Active Rest Is Important During the Holidays
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The holiday season is often painted as an idyllic vision of rest, conjuring images of warm beverages and bountiful time with loved ones. But many people have trouble unwinding at this time of year. Why do the December holidays offer the promise of…
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Sparkling Galaxy Merger Shines in New Euclid Space Telescope Image
December 24, 2025 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Dark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy Merger The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight By Meghan Bartels edited by Claire Cameron ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing: Euclid Science Ground Segment and M. Schirmer (MPIA) (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) A languid spiral galaxy appears draped…
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U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say
December 20, 2025 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say The U.S. reportedly plans to overhaul the country’s childhood vaccine schedule. The move could set public health back decades, experts say By Lauren J. Young & Tanya Lewis edited by Claire Cameron Secretary…
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Two Möbius Strips Combine to Create a Bizarre Object That Only Exists in 4D
December 18, 2025 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Two Möbius Strips Combine to Create a Bizarre Object That Only Exists in 4D In geometry, there are surfaces that do without an inside or outside—and some need at least four dimensions to exist By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas LAGUNA DESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Visually, the “Klein bottle” doesn’t seem all that…
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Getting a COVID Vaccine while Pregnant Slashes Risk of Premature Birth, Major New Study Finds
December 15, 2025 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Getting a COVID Vaccine while Pregnant Slashes Risk of Premature Birth, Major New Study Finds Pregnant people who receive a COVID vaccine are 60 percent less likely to experience severe disease and around 30 percent less likely to give birth prematurely, according to new research By Claire Cameron edited…
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