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An astronaut-turned-aquanaut made history on a long-distance call with friends
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Learning how to cope with heatwaves, from an ultrarunner
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In the Land of the Eyeless Dragons
The cave-dwelling olm is a canary in the coal mine for environmental change
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When Ancient Sea Monsters Emerged
Peeking inside deep-sea rocks has offered a clearer timeline for an oxygen-fueled burst of animal evolution
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How Phantom Limb Tricks Us
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The Evolution of … Everything
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The Pleasure of Patterns in Art
The interplay between repetition and variation is central to how we enjoy creative work
