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Poem: ‘Love Letter from Photograph 51’

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

Science in meter and verse ... Read full Story

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Contributors to Scientific American’s October 2025 Issue

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories ... Read full Story

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How Climate Change Is Increasing Landslide Risk Worldwide

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

As warming temperatures bring more extreme rain to the mountains, debris flows are on the rise ... Read full Story

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New Hope in Alzheimer’s Research: A Special Report

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

Breakthrough therapies, new diagnostics and preventive measures for fighting a devastating disease ... Read full Story

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How Three Fusion Reactor Designs Could Power Tomorrow

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

Inertial confinement reactors, stellarators and tokamaks each have pros and cons ... Read full Story

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A New Generation of Alzheimer’s Treatments, Explained in Graphics

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

While our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is far from complete, the latest therapies, and others in more than 100 clinical trials, offer new hope ... Read full Story

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As Memory-Care Facilities Close, America Faces a Crisis in Alzheimer’s Care

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

More than 13.8 million Americans could have Alzheimer’s by 2060, and at the rate care facilities are closing, many of them will have nowhere to go. Regina Shih of the State Alzheimer’s Research Support Center (StARS) wants to help solve that problem ... Read full Story

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How Birds Began Migrating to the Arctic to Breed

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed ... Read full Story

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Fast Fashion Is a Bad Look for the Environment

By Scientific American | | 9/16/2025 6:00 AM

A more circular economy in textiles is a good look for the planet ... Read full Story

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Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsula — Earth from space

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/16/2025 3:00 AM

A 2014 astronaut photo shows a pair of volcanic lakes appearing to stare up into space from the Chiltepe Peninsula of Nicaragua's Lake Managua. These "eyes" and "skull" were created by violent eruptions thousands of years ago. ... Read full Story

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CDC Panel to Review Childhood Vaccines: What's at Stake

By Scientific American | | 9/15/2025 5:30 PM

What to know about the three shots under scrutiny by RFK Jr’s advisers and the data behind them ... Read full Story

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World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/15/2025 4:37 PM

The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago. ... Read full Story

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1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in the journey to the afterlife' found in Roman cemetery in the Netherlands

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/15/2025 4:04 PM

Archaeologists excavating in a Roman cemetery in the Netherlands have uncovered a unique oil lamp dating to the second century A.D. ... Read full Story

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Nixing Daylight Saving Time May Lower Risk of Obesity and Stroke

By Scientific American | | 9/15/2025 3:00 PM

A new study suggests that permanent standard time may reduce obesity and stroke ... Read full Story

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New neutrino detector in China is coming online

By phys.org | | 9/15/2025 2:40 PM

Neutrinos are one of the most enigmatic particles in the standard model. The main reason is that they're so hard to detect. Despite the fact that 400 trillion of them created in the sun are passing through a person's body every second, they rarely interact with normal matter, making understanding anything about them difficult. To help solve their mysteries, a new neutrino detector in China recently started collecting data, and hopes to provide insight on between forty and sixty neutrinos a day for the next ten years. ... Read full Story

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Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first time

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/15/2025 1:11 PM

Two black holes merged together 2.4 billion light years away from Earth, and scientists have just figured out how fast the newborn ricocheted, and in which direction. ... Read full Story

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'Russian nesting doll' virus hides inside a deadly fungus, making it even more dangerous to people

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/15/2025 11:00 AM

A virus found lurking inside a deadly fungus may make the microbe even stronger and harder to kill when it infects people. ... Read full Story

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Most Countries Are Reducing Deaths from Heart Disease, Cancer and Diabetes

By Scientific American | | 9/15/2025 10:45 AM

A report finds that death rates from cancer and heart disease have declined since 2010 in roughly 150 countries. Experts explain potential reasons why ... Read full Story

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Diet change could make brain cancer easier to treat, early study hints

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/15/2025 10:35 AM

A new lab study exploited a unique aspect of metabolism in glioblastoma to boost the effectiveness of chemoradiation, turning the cancer's properties against itself. ... Read full Story

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Suunto Run fitness tracker review — Light, feature-packed and reasonably priced

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/15/2025 10:00 AM

A budget-friendly, feature-rich fitness tracker good for sports and running if heart rate tracking isn’t your priority. ... Read full Story

auto

Genesis GV70 EREV Prototype Spied With Its Charging Door Showing

by carbuzz.com | Sep 16 2025

basketball

The conversation: What have Bucks built around Giannis Antetokounmpo?

by CBS Interactive Inc | Sep 16 2025

connecticut

CT announces ban on ICE arrests in state courthouses

by CT Mirror | Sep 16 2025

FFNEWS

The Truth About Fuel Economy – Two Things You Can Actually Control

by FreightWaves | Sep 16 2025

food

Take Ground Beef From Dry To Creamy With One Key Ingredient

by The Daily Meal | Sep 16 2025

game

WoW Cosmetic Bundle Comes With A Whopping 100 Transmog Items

by GameSpot | Sep 16 2025

health

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Quadruples for Cannabis Users, Large Study Finds

by Healthline.com | Sep 15 2025

metro

Park Slope townhouse sells for $13.9M, a new neighborhood record

by 6sqft.com | Sep 16 2025

new_jersey

Trump administration’s moves to stifle dissent cause alarm

by NJ Spotlight | Sep 16 2025

opinion

Charlie Kirk's loss is personal. Here's how he gave me hope and strength

by Opinion on Fox News | Sep 16 2025

science

1,900-year-old 'treasure' found in Roman-era family's scorched house in Romania

by LIVE SCIENCE | Sep 16 2025

soccer

Chivu: ‘Lautaro Martinez doubt, Inter problem is result, not performance’

by Yahoo Sports | Sep 16 2025

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

travel

DuPage, Chicago’s often overlooked neighbour, can add an extra dimension to the Windy City Experience

by The Travel Magazine | Sep 16 2025

wellness

What Is Fire Cider—And Does It Actually Prevent Cold and Flu Symptoms?

by Self.com | Sep 16 2025

Word of the Day

debunk

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2025 is:

debunk • \dee-BUNK\ • verb

To debunk something (such as a belief or theory) is to show that it is not true.

// The influencer remained enormously popular despite having the bulk of their health claims thoroughly debunked.

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Examples:

“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025

Did you know?

To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.

Poem: ‘Love Letter from Photograph 51’

Contributors to Scientific American’s October 2025 Issue

How Climate Change Is Increasing Landslide Risk Worldwide

New Hope in Alzheimer’s Research: A Special Report

How Three Fusion Reactor Designs Could Power Tomorrow

A New Generation of Alzheimer’s Treatments, Explained in Graphics

As Memory-Care Facilities Close, America Faces a Crisis in Alzheimer’s Care

How Birds Began Migrating to the Arctic to Breed

Fast Fashion Is a Bad Look for the Environment

Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsula — Earth from space

CDC Panel to Review Childhood Vaccines: What's at Stake

World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find

1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in the journey to the afterlife' found in Roman cemetery in the Netherlands

Nixing Daylight Saving Time May Lower Risk of Obesity and Stroke

New neutrino detector in China is coming online

Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first time

'Russian nesting doll' virus hides inside a deadly fungus, making it even more dangerous to people

Most Countries Are Reducing Deaths from Heart Disease, Cancer and Diabetes

Diet change could make brain cancer easier to treat, early study hints

Suunto Run fitness tracker review — Light, feature-packed and reasonably priced

Genesis GV70 EREV Prototype Spied With Its Charging Door Showing

The conversation: What have Bucks built around Giannis Antetokounmpo?

CT announces ban on ICE arrests in state courthouses

The Truth About Fuel Economy – Two Things You Can Actually Control

Take Ground Beef From Dry To Creamy With One Key Ingredient

WoW Cosmetic Bundle Comes With A Whopping 100 Transmog Items

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Quadruples for Cannabis Users, Large Study Finds

Park Slope townhouse sells for $13.9M, a new neighborhood record

Trump administration’s moves to stifle dissent cause alarm

Charlie Kirk's loss is personal. Here's how he gave me hope and strength

1,900-year-old 'treasure' found in Roman-era family's scorched house in Romania

Chivu: ‘Lautaro Martinez doubt, Inter problem is result, not performance’

Pelé's life in pictures

DuPage, Chicago’s often overlooked neighbour, can add an extra dimension to the Windy City Experience

What Is Fire Cider—And Does It Actually Prevent Cold and Flu Symptoms?

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Impulse purchase from car wash earns Illinois dad $1M lottery prize

2.Watch: Hilda Baci cooks up nearly 20,000-pound serving of jollof rice

3.Cheating scandal nearly sinks World Stone Skimming Championships

4.Look: Loose boa constrictor found slithering across Pennsylvania road

5.Watch: Cows escape pasture, block road in Oregon neighborhood

6.Pennsylvania police pursue pigs on the loose near country club

7.Watch: Connecticut city breaks record for world's largest pizza party

8.Illinois player learns of their own lottery win from the rumor mill

9.Peru wins viral “World Cup of Breakfasts” with pan con chicharrón

10.Watch: Florida woman punches alligator to rescue her dog