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How To Tell If You’re Dead

The line between life and death has never been clear—and modern technology blurs it further

June 16, 2025

We Are the Ocean

Five redemptive days at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France

June 16, 2025

If Oaks and Orchids Could Talk

Lucas Gutierrez wants to turn plant frequencies into a language humans can understand

June 16, 2025

The Octopus Propaganda Hidden in Modern Maps

An old visual trick may promote conspiratorial thinking about global power

June 16, 2025

When Monsters Came for Mathematics

Adam Kucharski’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty

June 13, 2025

Humpback Whales Are Way Cooler Than You

Just take a look at these smoke rings

June 13, 2025

Clergy Blown Away by Psilocybin

A 10-year-old study finally comes into the light

June 12, 2025

AI Has Already Run Us Over the Cliff

Cognitive neuroscientist Chris Summerfield argues that we don’t understand the technology we’re so eager to deploy

June 12, 2025

Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes

How one animal's oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin's big ideas

June 12, 2025

Giant Plankton Snacks Could Keep Coral Resilient

When coral have enough to eat, they seem to endure warming waters

June 11, 2025

Hunting For the Grandma of All Eukaryotes

The origins of life may lie in a mysterious life form at the bottom of the sea

June 11, 2025

The Ancient Paths of an Iconic River

Vivid geological maps reveal the movement of the Mississippi