Physics
What Is Time?
The more closely we observe the present moment, the more amorphous it becomes.
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Doctor Strange and the Multiverse in Science
The multiverse of pop culture owes its existence to a testable scientific hypothesis.
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A Voice for Minorities in Aquaculture
Imani Black is working to bring people of color into marine conservation and production.
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We Better Think Twice About What We Say to ET
Extraterrestrials could take our intergalactic message in entirely the wrong way.
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“I Have to Admit, I Have a Very Low Opinion of Human Beings”
Why the father of neuroscience, toward the end of his career, preferred to study ants.
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He Fast-Forwarded Evolution into the Future
Forty years ago, a paleontologist pictured Earth millions of years from now. His vision is a wake-up call for us today.
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What Lurks in a Drowned Forest in Alabama?
The next miracle drug might be hiding in a primeval undersea forest.
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A Viral Twitter Thread Reawakens the Dark History of Anthropology
I’m an anthropologist and rarely have I seen such a harmful mix of inaccuracies and stereotypes about Indigenous people.
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The Return of New York Harbor’s Oysters
This entrepreneur plans to revive the famous urban ecosystem with a billion oysters.
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What Regret Tells Us
The feeling you could have made a different choice only arises because you have free will. A graphic explanation.
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Researchers Gain New Understanding From Simple AI
Language processing programs are notoriously hard to interpret, but smaller versions can provide important insights into how they work.
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The Machiavellians of the Animal Kingdom
Want to see a power play in a group? Behold the mongoose.
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Cancer Shouldn’t Pose a Threat to Our Lives. We Should Find It First
Identifying the “first cell” could revolutionize the way we treat cancer.
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Animals Feel What’s Right and Wrong, Too
It’s time to take moral emotion in animals seriously.
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The Power of Narrative
Global solutions, like the greening of the world’s financial system, begin with the right story.
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The Genius of Fishing with Tidal Weirs
Native and non-native scientists have come together to counter overfishing with an ancient practice.
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Neuroscience Gets in the Way of Appreciating Art
To this philosopher, art is the best method for exploring who and what we are.
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The Race to Protect Sweet Corn
Breeding a variety that can withstand disease and taste better, too.
