Scientific American – Politicised Science News, Articles and Misinformation.
Trump Dismisses Scientists Writing the National Climate Assessment
29 April 2025 @ 2:20 pm
President Trump has dismissed hundreds of scientists working on the congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment, raising concerns about whether the void will be filled with pseudoscience
If HPV Infection Increases Heart Disease Risk, Can Vaccination Lower It?
29 April 2025 @ 11:00 am
A vaccine that blocks infection with the human papillomavirus has helped to lower cervical cancer rates. Researchers want to find out if the shot also prevents heart attacks
What Amazon’s Project Kuiper versus SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Mega Constellation Wars Mean for Earth
28 April 2025 @ 11:30 pm
Amazon has launched its first operational Project Kuiper satellites in its attempt to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink—but experts remain concerned about space debris and astronomy
How Trump’s EPA Plans to Undo Climate Rules
28 April 2025 @ 5:00 pm
President Trump’s EPA administrator Lee Zeldin seems to be focusing on costs to industry in an effort to dismantle the scientific justification for climate regulations
Bird-Watching Tips as Migration Season Peaks
28 April 2025 @ 3:20 pm
The spectacle of spring bird migration is in full swing, and you can get in on the action
This Bitcoin Encryption Comes from Renaissance Art and Math
28 April 2025 @ 11:00 am
The mathematics underpinning the modern method of elliptic curve cryptography originated with Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi
Scientific American’s 1925 Coverage of Eclipses, Mediums and Inventions
28 April 2025 @ 10:00 am
We present a historical romp through Scientific American—100 years ago.
CO₂ Surged Last Year, but the Trump Administration Has Downplayed the Alarming Data
25 April 2025 @ 6:45 pm
Under the Trump administration, NOAA has minimized an announcement that climate-warming carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024
Science Isn’t about Domination. It’s about Democracy
25 April 2025 @ 4:00 pm
Science is key to diplomacy, unity and democracy. What the Trump administration is trying to do to it will weaken the U.S.
Ancient DNA Reveals Phoenicians’ Surprising Ancestry
25 April 2025 @ 1:45 pm
Phoenician civilization spread its culture and alphabet across the Mediterranean but not, evidently, its DNA