There’s simply not enough water

The first planet from the sun has been hiding its wrinkles

The mystery of why our sister planet is alone

The practice exploded in popularity following the Norman Conquest

Missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations like string played a huge role in the daily lives of our ancestors. Researchers are working to weave together new insights from the traces they left behind

Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations—many were more egalitarian. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged

Majority voting may make us less willing to tolerate advantages for others

Part of the challenge of finding a biomarker for mental illness is the environment’s significant influence

Cooperation is a double-edged sword

It’s a rare plant with an “enigmatic and devil-like essence”

And vacuuming might make things worse

Talk about getting to the bottom of things

Thanks to a graduate student who is a “lifelong Swiftie”

They were concerned its existence could actually threaten its survival

This belemnite swam in what used to be Wyoming seas

People who can’t see images in their minds challenge an old philosophical standby

It takes intelligence to get things spectacularly wrong. An essay on our undoing.

In this age of AI anxiety, listen to your heart