Scientific American

• The Absurd Pregnancy Math behind the Texas 'Six-Week' Abortion Ban 2021-09-04
  The law the Supreme Court just failed to block is not just a blow to women; it’s biologically nonsensical
  Michelle Rodrigues
• You Have Probably Eaten This Natural Food Additive without Knowing It 2021-09-02
  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.
  Spektrum, Scientific American Staff
• Abortion Rights Are at the Greatest Risk since Roe v. Wade Was Decided in 1972 2021-09-02
  The Supreme Court will hear a case in the upcoming term that could officially overturn that historic ruling
  Elizabeth Nash
• Rogue Antibodies Involved In Nearly One Fifth of COVID Deaths 2021-09-01
  Self-targeting antibodies attack part of the immune system that plays a key role in fighting infection
  Diana Kwon, Nature magazine
• New Tool Shows Geology behind Kidney Stone Crystallization 2021-09-01
  Rather than crystallizing all at once, kidney stones dissolve and re-form over and over
  Harini Barath
• Virus or Bacterium? Rapid Test Pinpoints Infection's Cause 2021-08-31
  A generation of new tests could lessen overuse of antibiotics
  Harini Barath
• U.S. Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan 2021-08-30
  Legal and practical obstacles make it difficult to clean the burn pits and health-damaging chemicals that remain at military bases
  Kelsey D. Atherton
• COVID, Quickly, Episode 13: Vaccine Approval, Breakthrough Infections, Boosters 2021-08-27
  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 essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here.
  Josh Fischman, Tanya Lewis, Jeffery DelViscio
• YouTube's Plan to Showcase Credible Health Information Is Flawed, Experts Warn 2021-08-27
  Search results may include a special section with videos from sources that are deemed reliable
  Grant Currin
• How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Smoking Deaths 2021-08-26
  African Americans die at a higher rate than other groups and have a harder time quitting. But new evidence-based approaches can change that
  Bryan W. Heckman, Anne Davis, James E.K. Hildreth
• Humanitarians Push to Vaccinate in Conflict Zones 2021-08-26
  Pandemic ceasefires offer an opportunity to expand vaccination efforts, experts say. But negotiation is tricky
  Madeline Drexler, Undark
• How COVID, Inequality and Politics Make a Vicious Syndemic 2021-08-26
  Overlapping diseases and social conditions in the U.S. continue to dictate who is hurt most badly by the novel coronavirus
  Emily Mendenhall, Clarence C. Gravlee
• Unraveling the Mystery of Why Children Are Better Protected from COVID Than Adults 2021-08-26
  Their immune system is more primed to fight off the novel coronavirus
  Lars Fischer
• COVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function 2021-08-24
  The novel coronavirus, in contrast, can disrupt both things in unvaccinated men and women
  Emily Willingham
• Policies Mandated by Multilateral Institutions Are Contributing to India's COVID Catastrophe 2021-08-22
  The World Bank’s and the International Monetary Fund’s pressure to privatize India’s health care system deepened inequities in access—to lethal effect
  Puja Changoiwala
• The FDA Should Remove Its Restrictions on the 'Abortion Pill' Mifepristone 2021-08-21
  The science is clear: abortion by medication is safe and effective
  Kelly Cleland
• Should You Get a Booster Shot? Here's What We Know 2021-08-20
  Experts weigh in on common questions about whether and when additional doses of coronavirus vaccines may be needed
  Tanya Lewis
• Years Before COVID-19, Zombies Helped Prepare One Hospital System for the Real Pandemic 2021-08-20
  An educational experiment used escape rooms and the undead to set the stage for a terrible situation that would become all too real
  Maddie Bender
• The True Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Is Much Worse Than Early Official Counts 2021-08-19
  A tool built by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that the number of fatalities may range from 10,000 to 100,000 or more
  Sara Reardon
• A New Resource for Fighting Vaccine Misinformation 2021-08-19
  The #ScienceUpFirst initiative was created to provide, support and amplify accurate scientific information to help people make informed health decisions
  Jonathan N. Stea, Krishana Sankar