The Absurd Pregnancy Math behind the Texas ‘Six-Week’ Abortion Ban
The law the Supreme Court just failed to block is not just a blow to women; it's biologically nonsensical -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
You Have Probably Eaten This Natural Food Additive Without Knowing It
A new video series from Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft gives you a serving of science. In this episode we take a look at something called inulin. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Rogue Antibodies Involved In Nearly One-fifth Of COVID Deaths
Self-targeting antibodies attack part of the immune system that plays a key role in fighting infection -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Tool Shows Geology behind Kidney Stone Crystallization
Rather than crystallizing all at once, kidney stones dissolve and re-form over and over -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Virus or Bacterium? Rapid Test Pinpoints Infection’s Cause
A generation of new tests could lessen overuse of antibiotics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
U.S. Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan
Legal and practical obstacles make it difficult to clean the burn pits and health-damaging chemicals that remain at military bases -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID, Quickly, Episode 13: Vaccine Approval, Breakthrough Infections, Boosters
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
YouTube’s Plan to Showcase Credible Health Information Is Flawed, Experts Warn
Search results may include a special section with videos from sources that are deemed reliable -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Smoking Deaths
African Americans die at a higher rate than other groups yet have a harder time quitting—but new evidence-based approaches can change that -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Humanitarians Push to Vaccinate in Conflict Zones
Pandemic ceasefires offer an opportunity to expand vaccination efforts, experts say. But negotiation is tricky -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How COVID, Inequality and Politics Make a Vicious Syndemic
Overlapping diseases and social conditions in the U.S. continue to dictate who is hurt most badly by the novel coronavirus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Unraveling the Mystery of Why Children Are Better Protected from COVID Than Adults
Their immune system is more primed to fight off the novel coronavirus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function
The novel coronavirus, in contrast, can disrupt both things in unvaccinated men and women -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Policies Mandated by Multilateral Institutions Are Contributing to India’s COVID Catastrophe
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund's pressure to privatize India’s health care system deepened inequities in access—to lethal effect -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The FDA Should Remove Its Restrictions on the ‘Abortion Pill’ Mifepristone
The science is clear: abortion by medication is safe and effective -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Should You Get a Booster Shot? Here’s What We Know
Experts weigh in on common questions about whether and when additional doses of coronavirus vaccines may be needed -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com