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British government selects Scotland’s Sutherland site to be first U.K. spaceport
An artist’s impression shows the spaceport at Scotland’s Sutherland site. (Courtesy of Perfect Circle PV)
The British government has selected a spot in Sutherland, on the A’Mhoine Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, as the site of the country’s firs...
Make Something
Sharing skills, sharing stories and creating with your own hands-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Science Under Siege: Behind the Scenes at Trump's Troubled Environment Agency
Uncertainty, hostility and irrelevance are now part of daily life for scientists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
When Did That Happen?
Getting a handle on past scientific discoveries may require thinking about them in a new context-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
South Africa Celebrates Completion of Gigantic, Super-sensitive Telescope
MeerKAT has drawn astronomers, engineers and data scientists from around the world-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Do Microwaves Cause Cancer?
Let’s take a look at 4 microwave myths that science has proven false-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Study finds deep subterranean connection between two Japan volcanoes
(University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) Scientists have confirmed for the first time that radical changes of one volcano in southern Japan was the direct result of an erupting volcano 22 kilometers (13.7 miles) away. T...
Researchers discover natural product that could lead to new class of commercial herbicide
(UCLA Samueli School of Engineering) A team of UCLA engineers and scientists discovered a new and potentially highly effective type of weed killer. This finding could lead to the first new class of commercial herbicides in more than 30 years, an impo...
$200,000 for a trip to space? Blue Origin says price hasn’t been seriously discussed
An artist’s conception shows a passenger looking out the window of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. (Blue Origin Illustration)
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture, , is playing down reports that a suborbital space trip on its...
Improving cancer treatment with 3D modeling of drug resistance
(University of Akron) Researchers will model response of colon cancer cells to anticancer drugs using 3D cultures. By exploring specific mechanisms of a cancer cell's feedback signaling that renders tumors non-responsive, they can design treatme...