Readers Respond to the April 2025 Issue
Letters to the editors for the April 2025 issue of Scientific American
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bitchy | Donald Trump’s hands were smeared with off-color makeup for some reason
Embed from Getty Images As someone who has to look up and use recent photos of Donald Trump for this job, I consistently find it interesting that Trump’s second term is not photographed as much as his first. I suspect it’s mostly to do with limiting the press pool, and having fewer photographers around the…
5 Years On, China’s Property Crisis Has No End in Sight
The government had set out to slow speculation, kicking off a slowdown in real estate values that is still grinding on with wide economic consequences.
Novak Djokovic gets US Open campaign under way with battling first-round win | US Open Tennis 2025
In his first competitive outing after a six-week hiatus, there were times when an increasingly frustrated Novak Djokovic looked dead on his feet. However, in the most important moments of his turbulent first round match against American teenager Learner Tien, Djokovic worked through his physical discomfort and then held his nerve in the decisive moments…
North Korea’s Glossy New Surface: Apps, Beaches and a Fake Starbucks
Videos taken by visitors to the isolated country provide a rare glimpse of how it’s mimicking the consumerism of the outside world.
U.S. Open 2025: Schedule for singles competition, how to watch Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner matches livestreaming on a TV or phone
It’s time to bust out your best tennis skirts and collared shirts: The 2025 tournament is upon us. Here’s how cord-cutters can catch the action. It’s time to bust out your best tennis skirts and collared shirts: The 2025 U.S. Open is upon us, with singles play beginning Sunday, August 24.
Shawn Mendes at The O2: A Triumphant Return Full of Emotion and Surprises
By the time Shawn Mendes emerged from the shadows onto the glowing stage at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night (August 16th), the sold-out crowd was already in full voice. The atmosphere was charged with anticipation — this wasn’t just another concert; it was Mendes’ long-awaited return to the UK, and the opening chords of “There’s…
South Korea parliament passes amended bill to target low equity valuations
Signage for the Hyundai Motor Co. annual shareholders meeting stands at the company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s parliament on Monday approved a bill that intends to increase the accountability of corporate boards to shareholders, as the ruling party-controlled parliament pushes reforms to boost the country’s equity valuations….
The good, the bad, and the ugly from the Bucs preseason finale
The Good Tez Johnson broke out, hauling in all eight of his targets for 58 yards and a 1‑yard TD, then finishing with a memorable flip celebration. Rookie RB Josh Williams energized special teams. He amassed 108 total yards on three kick returns (long of 42), while Kameron Johnson added a 57‑yard return, boosting the…
The Universe Keeps Rewriting Cosmology
To astronomers in the 1990s, these three facts were self-evident: The universe is expanding; all the matter in the universe is gravitationally attracting all the other matter in the universe; therefore, the expansion of the universe is slowing. Two scientific collaborations assigned themselves the task of determining the rate of that deceleration. Find that rate,…