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What Makes Humans Stupid
It takes intelligence to get things spectacularly wrong. An essay on our undoing.
Childhood Trauma Echoes Through Romantic Relationships
Abuse, neglect, and loss can reverberate in a partner’s behavior
The Loving Embrace of the Milky Way
Researchers have discovered that our galaxy’s outermost spiral arms are wide open and farther away than we thought
Here’s Just How Disgusting Your Kitchen Sponge Is
There may be illness lurking just to the right of the faucet
Modern Humans and Neanderthals May Have Shared a Cave-Dwelling Culture
A cave in southern Türkiye is spilling its ancient secrets
How Hannibal’s War Elephants Helped to Determine His Route Through the Alps
When you go into battle with nearly 40 gigantic pachyderms, you need to take the shortest path possible
The Rabies Vaccine Debuted Nearly 150 Years Ago Today
Pioneering microbiologist Luis Pasteur helped save the life of a dog-bitten boy
See Some of the Best Astronomy Photos of the Last Year
From Earth to the moon to deep space—and back again
Speaking More Languages May Help Slow Brain Aging
A new study suggests multilingual people have younger brains
How Animals Communicate Across Species
From honeyguides to cleaner fish, cross-species cooperation abounds
Memory Loss May Not Be the Earliest Sign of Alzheimer’s
Your cognitive flexibility may go first
