Children Face Unequal Treatment in the Classroom--With Devastating Consequences
Students often receive feedback that conveys expectations linked to their socioeconomic background
Morbid Curiosity Is Linked to Conspiracy Theories
Those fascinated with true crime podcasts may be more vulnerable to conspiratorial beliefs
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/morbid-curiosity-is-linked-to-conspiracy-theories/
What Happens to a Werewolf on the Moon?
As space agencies turn their gaze to the moon, we need to consider what werewolves might mean for lunar exploration—and vice versa
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-to-a-werewolf-on-the-moon/
Wild Chimps Shown to Undergo Menopause for the First Time
Postreproductive life was once thought to be confined to humans and a couple of toothed whales, but some wild chimpanzees experience it, too
Millions of Baby Birds Are Dying from Extreme Heat
Worsening heat waves in agricultural areas of the U.S. are affecting bird reproduction and nestling survival
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/millions-of-baby-birds-are-dying-from-extreme-heat/
How Hot Is 'Pepper X'? Its Creator Spent 6 Hours Recovering from Eating It
“Pepper X” is officially the hottest pepper in the world, weighing in with 2.693 million Scoville heat units. The creator reveals his process and experience tasting the pepper
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-makes-pepper-x-so-hot/
How the Daughter of Sharecroppers Revolutionized Preschoolers' Health
Flemmie Pansy Kittrell, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nutrition in 1936, showed the importance of good health and developed a program that became the model for Head Start
New Training Method Helps AI Generalize like People Do
To improve machine learning, the answer might be taking a different approach to robot education rather than just feeding models more data
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-training-method-helps-ai-generalize-like-people-do/
Humans Absorb Bias from AI--And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm
People may learn from and replicate the skewed perspective of an artificial intelligence algorithm, and they carry this bias beyond their interactions with the AI
Hurricane Otis Came Out of Nowhere to Slam into Mexico
Tropical Storm Otis rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane overnight in a region that has never seen landfall by a storm of such power before
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-otis-came-out-of-nowhere-to-slam-into-mexico/
'Robo-Taxi Takeover' Hits Speed Bumps
Self-driving cars are expanding their ranges in a handful of U.S. cities, but the reality doesn’t yet match the hype
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/robo-taxi-takeover-hits-speed-bumps/
We Are Racing Toward Earth's Catastrophic Tipping Points
Temperatures are skyrocketing. Extinctions are accelerating. Groundwater is being depleted. Humanity can limit damage, but it will take collective global action
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-are-racing-toward-earths-catastrophic-tipping-points/
Does Humanity Have to Eat Meat?
Meat-eating may not have made us human after all, say paleoanthropologists
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-humanity-have-to-eat-meat/
Ancient Honey-and-Vinegar Combo Could Actually Treat Infected Wounds
An age-old remedy that was prescribed by Hippocrates may be a cheap alternative to antibiotics for those with chronic wounds
The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change
Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today
Depleted Groundwater Could Be Refilled by Borrowing a Trick from Solar Power
In many places around the world, groundwater is being pumped out faster than nature replenishes it. A new model points to a possible solution
Global Fossil-Fuel Demand Can Peak Before 2030--Here's How
It’s possible for fossil-fuel demand to peak before the end of the decade, but emissions would still remain high enough to increase the global average temperature by more than two degrees Celsius, according to the World Energy Outlook
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/global-fossil-fuel-demand-can-peak-before-2030-heres-how/
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Cases Spiked in Florida after Hurricane Ian
A recent study found that Hurricane Ian led to a spike in cases of vibriosis, a life-threatening illness caused by water-borne vibrio bacteria
All Natural Numbers Are Either Happy or Sad. Some Are Narcissistic, Too
The number 1 is among the happiest numbers, 4 is sad, and both are narcissistic
To Understand Sex, We Need to Ask the Right Questions
The answer to the question of how many sexes exist differs depending on the context
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-understand-sex-we-need-to-ask-the-right-questions/