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The Americas (sometimes collectively called America) are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America.

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American Society of Anesthesiologists honors John M. Zerwas, M.D., FASA, with Distinguished Service Award - EurekAlert!

Materials scientist Hautier named fellow of American Physical Society - EurekAlert!

Wirth elected Fellow of American Physical Society - EurekAlert!

Accelerated Gulf of Maine warming may pose a serious threat to American lobsters

Warming oceans may pose a serious threat to American lobsters - EurekAlert!

Frequent wildfires, heat intensify air quality issues in American megacities such as New York City - EurekAlert!

Contributors to Scientific American’s October 2025 Issue

NASA confirms Moon landing by a private American spacecraft

5 Books Scientific American Recommends for August

180 Years of Scientific American Means 180-Degree Turns in Science—Here Are Some of the Wildest Ones

Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the American Southwest into permanent drought

Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen

Team led by Israeli and American scientists discovers silicon and sulfur at supernova core

Contributors to Scientific American’s September 2025 Issue

Scientific American Is Older Than the Discovery of Neptune

Mount Sinai receives $4 million grant from American Cancer Society to launch Cancer Health Research Center - EurekAlert!

Dollar stores’ food options may not be hurting American diets overall - EurekAlert!

American Society of Anesthesiologists hosts ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 - EurekAlert!

For Mexican American millennials, personal success includes providing for parents - EurekAlert!

Europe is breaking its reliance on American science