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The Octopus Propaganda Hidden in Modern Maps
An old visual trick may promote conspiratorial thinking about global power -
If Oaks and Orchids Could Talk
Lucas Gutierrez wants to turn plant frequencies into a language humans can understand -
When Monsters Came for Mathematics
Adam Kucharski’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty -
Humpback Whales Are Way Cooler Than You
Just take a look at these smoke rings -
Clergy Blown Away by Psilocybin
A 10-year-old study finally comes into the light -
AI Has Already Run Us Over the Cliff
Cognitive neuroscientist Chris Summerfield argues that we don’t understand the technology we’re so eager to deploy -
Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes
How one animal’s oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin’s big ideas -
Giant Plankton Snacks Could Keep Coral Resilient
When coral have enough to eat, they seem to endure warming waters -
Hunting For the Grandma of All Eukaryotes
The origins of life may lie in a mysterious life form at the bottom of the sea -
The Ancient Paths of an Iconic River
Vivid geological maps reveal the movement of the Mississippi -
Making Art Out of Heartbeats
Allan Kaprow’s Time Pieces invites participants to feel time through shared awareness -
Stranger Things in the Universe
New data about dark energy is a reminder that cosmology is a never-ending story
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Worm-Inspired Treatments Inch Toward the Clinic
Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes
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Anchors Away from Antarctica
When ships drop anchor off the icy continent, they threaten some of the oldest animals on Earth
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Hope Catches a Tailwind
Dona Bertarelli brings her intimate knowledge of the high seas to advocate for conserving ocean ecosystems
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The Power of the Prairie
Author Josephine Marcotty on the 3 revelations she had while co-writing Sea of Grass
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Do Bison Belong in Spain?
A fight is brewing -
A Tiny Star Poses Big Questions
A small red dwarf seems to have birthed a hulking gas giant, upending prevailing theories of planet formation -
A Truer Story of Native America
Pulitzer-winner Kathleen DuVal on Indigenous power in colonial times -
The Water Bear—from First Look to Facebook
250 years ago, a theologist looked under a microscope and discovered the “most peculiar” creature -
You Can Achieve the Ideal Version of Yourself
My evening under the influence of metaphysics