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The Call to Adventure and the Pit of Despair

A conversation with Issue 53 cover artist John Hendrix.

February 15, 2024

The Thorny Ethics of Making Alien Planets Habitable

Terraforming Mars could risk exterminating the very lifeforms we dream of discovering.

February 15, 2024

The Groundhog Watchers

Meet Susan and Joe. Their daily observations of the groundhogs in their yard are making science history.

February 15, 2024

5 Myths About Love and Desire

Love languages aren’t a thing, and sex every day is probably overdoing it.

February 14, 2024

A Glitch in My Serenade

Could AI help me compose a musical expression of love?

February 14, 2024

Could Onomatopoeia Be the Origin of Language?

What we can learn from the ding-dong hypothesis, James Joyce, Buster Keaton, and a language known as !Xoon.

February 13, 2024

The Brave New Science of Love

What casual sex, pigeon relationships, and a drug for broken hearts can tell us about love.

February 12, 2024

Building a Bridge Between Data and Art

A conversation with Issue 52 cover artist Mark Belan.

February 12, 2024

The Tiny Ant and the Mighty Lion

How one insect is reshaping the ecosystem of the African savannah.

February 9, 2024

Tools of the Wild: Unveiling the Crafty Side of Nature

It’s time to rethink what tools reveal about animal intelligence and evolution.

February 9, 2024

Cary Grant Made LSD Therapy Fashionable

Benjamin Breen on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Tripping on Utopia, about the birth of psychedelic science.

February 8, 2024

So Much Depends Upon Antarctica

The magnificence of the continent that’s changing our world.

February 8, 2024