When a father of astronomy wrote the first science-fiction book about the dark side of the moon

What’s going on here?

Humans haven’t taken photos of Earth from this distance in half a century

The racist origin story of the most common college entrance exam

The past, present, and future of academic deception

An interview with James McCommons, author of The Feather Wars, about the past and future of bird conservation

It seems as though they can at least track the number of events in their environment

There’s a reason it’s a popular aphorism

A new twist on the placebo effect

Timing is key

Coalescing all known information about cacti for anyone who needs to know

That doesn’t mean microplastics aren’t a problem, though

Insects just aren’t what they used to be

Suggesting deep evolutionary roots of rhythm in animals

Respect your elders

Is it absurd to think that science can inform our values?

Seemingly harmless data tweaks are undermining the integrity of the entire field. We must define the problem to prevent it

Justin Smith-Ruiu takes a philosophical and first-person look at psychedelics