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Get Scientific American’s award winning scientist-authored content on your Android phone or tablet. As the leading authority on science, technology, and innovation, Scientific American’s content aims to engage, educate and inspire current and future generations of curious citizens and public and private sector leaders.

Current subscribers – If you already purchased a digital or print+digital subscription, access to issues in our app is included. In the app, go to “My Account” and log in using your scientificamerican.com account information to verify your subscription. After you are logged in, any issues that you have access to will have a “Download” or “Free” label.

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