Canada’s Residential Schools Were a Horror
Founded to carry out the genocide of Indigenous people, they created conditions that killed thousands of children -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How a Remote Indigenous Community Fought the Pandemic
Thanks to a response based on local culture and values, India’s Nicobar islanders haven’t had a single infection during the nation’s horrific second wave -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID, Quickly, Episode 12: Masking Up Again and Why People Refuse Shots
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
Why Do Variants Such as Delta Become Dominant?
Mutations that make a virus more transmissible are only part of the equation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Caffeine Boosts Bees’ Focus and Helps Them Learn
By associating caffeinated sugar water and a target scent, researchers teach bumblebees to stay on task -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Crucial Vaccine Benefit We’re Not Talking about Enough
They not only prevent people from getting sick; they also cut down on transmission by those who get infected after immunization -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Few Days on Antibiotics Are Often as Good as Weeks, Research Shows
Shorter courses cause fewer side effects and breed fewer antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
This Formula Calculates How Many Calories You Burn If You’re Doing Absolutely Nothing
When it comes to dieting, here’s how to tally the so-called basal metabolic rate -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fauci on COVID Drugs, Vaccines and Getting Back to Normal
The U.S.’s top infectious disease specialist describes a new Biden administration program to develop and test antivirals—and what he’s most worried about as the nation reopens -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Heat Wave Death Toll Will Rise With Thorough Count
The 117 fatalities recorded in the Pacific Northwest so far include only those directly attributed to heat -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How the Delta Variant Spreads So Quickly
Viral load is roughly 1,000 times higher in people infected with the Delta variant than those infected with the original coronavirus strain, according to a study in China -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding Touch [Sponsored]
Ardem Patapoutian shared the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2020 for answering a basic question: How does touch actually work? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Wildfire Smoke Drives People Indoors, Raising COVID Risk
The particulates in smoke also cause lung inflammation that may make people more susceptible to the virus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly
Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Weed Shouldn’t Be Banned for Elite Athletes, Some Experts Say
The disqualification of a leading U.S. Olympics candidate has brought the World Anti-Doping Agency’s marijuana prohibition under fire -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Should Children Get COVID Vaccines? What the Science Says
With vaccination campaigns underway in some countries while others weigh the options, Nature looks at the evidence for vaccinating younger people. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com