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The immediate harms of extreme heat are well documented, but a growing body of research suggests that heatstroke may have long-term health effects throughout the body

Russia’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake spawned serious tsunami warnings, but waves have been moderate so far. Here’s the geological reason why

Researchers and therapists explore the mental health benefits of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons.

Russia’s earthquake was estimated at magnitude 8.8, among the strongest since scientists began monitoring

The White House has now fully embraced bomb-prone nuclear fuel technology. This should stop before an arms race, atomic terrorism or even nuclear war results

Water usually flows downward, but something strange happened under Greenland’s ice sheet when a deluge punched through the surface to scour an area nearly twice the size of New York’s Central Park

Dive into the quirkiest and most fascinating tales from Scientific American’s 180-year archive

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A vector ecologist explains the complexities of tracking tick-borne diseases like Lyme in a climate-changed world