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Meet the Asteroids Next Door
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When Nature Burst Into Vivid Color
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When Your Father Is a Magician, What Do You Believe?
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This Forest Survived a Megafire
Saving it involved destroying it twice -
Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future
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Cities Obey the Laws of Living Things
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Here’s Why Binge-Watching Is Good for You
Rabidly consuming TV shows, movies, or books could make us more imaginative and able to cope with stress -
These Early Humans Walked 8 Miles for the Perfect Rock
The quest for better tools is more ancient than we thought -
How to Measure the Universe
What units can unexpectedly reveal about fundamental puzzles in physics -
Wild Jaguars Caught in the Act
The first clip of a black jaguar mating in the wild could inform conservation efforts -
The Two-Body Problem for Women in Science
Can bends in spacetime accommodate a career in physics and a family?
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Putting Humans First Is Not Natural
Christine Webb on her 3 greatest revelations while writing The Arrogant Ape
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The Female Artist Who Showed How Plants and Insects Relate
Her illustrations had a lasting impact on future botanical artists
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The First Sea-to-Space Chat
An astronaut-turned-aquanaut made history on a long-distance call with friends
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How to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer
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 -
Heart Attacks in Space
Effective CPR is hard when both patient and rescuer are floating -
When Ancient Sea Monsters Emerged
Peeking inside deep-sea rocks has offered a clearer timeline for an oxygen-fueled burst of animal evolution -
Extreme Heat Will Change You
High temperatures can alter our bodies at the molecular level -
Reindeer Are Vanishing
A new study predicts massive population declines in the Arctic
