Listen to the Sound of the Most Massive Organism on Earth
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Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots
A new test for AI suggests some newer LLMs are less smart than older models
The Healing Power of Dreaming Under Anesthesia
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Hawaii’s False Killer Whales Are Wasting Away
Nutritional stress depresses an already threatened population
Beavers Don’t Just Build Dams, They Build Nations
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It takes a large stomach and a slow metabolism
Mysterious Web-Footed “Ghost Dog” Caught on Camera
The elusive canids deliberately avoid humans
How to Heal People with Science Fiction
A new healthpunk movement aims to teach physicians to use their imaginations
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Schrödinger’s Kittens Are All Grown Up
Offspring of the most famous thought experiment in physics are now testing the very fabric of the universe
The Most Precarious Day in the Universe
On the same day the world descended into war, physicists saw reality itself unraveling
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Astronomy
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The trailblazing astronomer lends her name to the newest space telescope slated to deliver unprecedented insight into the universe
Rare Meteorite Hints at Ancient Planetary Collision in Our Solar System
It’s the first definitive proof of the angrite parent body
History
See more HistoryLessons in Chemistry, 19th-Century Style
She wrote the bestseller that made young people fall in love with science
Did a Roman Legionnaire Wear Eyeliner?
An ancient makeup bottle turns up far from its Egyptian home
Psychology
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The 50-year mystery suggests humans may be more rational than we thought
Food Noise Goes Quiet with GLP-1s
But there’s a lot we still don’t know about these intrusive thoughts of food
How the “Perfectionism Pandemic” Is Crushing Young People
Our current achievement economy may deserve the blame
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Environment
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A new trick for Fido—finding spotted lanternfly eggs
This Towering Fir Is the Tallest Tree in East Asia
The Indigenous people of Taiwan call it “the tree that hits the moon”
Zoology
See more ZoologySee the First-Ever Photos of Cozumel’s Mysterious Dwarf Fox
Many believed the tiny fox had gone extinct
Check Out This New Colorful Sea Slug the Size of a Sesame Seed
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Philosophy
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A Light in the Dark: Finding the Good in the Natural World
Is it absurd to think that science can inform our values?
How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science
Seemingly harmless data tweaks are undermining the integrity of the entire field. We must define the problem to prevent it
Here’s Why Our Walking Gets Slower as We Age
And the best ways to prevent it
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Vast Hidden Structure Discovered Beneath Antarctica
The massive formation is older than the continents
Human Ancestors Were Using Fire Earlier Than Previously Thought
Early hominins seemingly first tamed a flame 1.8 million years ago
How Big Tobacco Marketing Made It into Our Lunch Boxes
Ultra-processed foods and cigarettes share parent companies and sales tactics
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The discovery of Jian changmaensis solved a mystery
The Soul of Numbers
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