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Long Lives Helped Early Humans Thrive

Michael Gurven on the 3 greatest revelations he had while writing Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer

September 16, 2025

DNA’s Death Notice

See original manuscripts, letters, photos, and jokes from luminaries like Rosalind Franklin, Aaron Klug, and Linus Pauling

September 15, 2025

We Owe It All to Figs

Our primate ancestors' love of the complex fruit changed the world

September 15, 2025

Does Musical Taste Narrow with Age?

What 450 million song plays tell us about how our listening habits evolve

September 12, 2025

Scientists Are People, Too

Can humanizing scientists help win back public trust?

September 11, 2025

Shark Teeth Are Crumbling

As ocean acidity grows, it’s eating into their gnashers

September 11, 2025

Rogue Wave Mystery Solved

Each leviathan of the deep has a signature that can be used to forecast it

September 10, 2025

These Carnivorous Bats Are Softies

They are fond of cuddle balls and rear their children for years

September 10, 2025

Where Will the Sloths Go?

Their habitat is disappearing as humans encroach

September 10, 2025

Why I Became a Birdwatcher

Learning to look past indifference and into the mystery of life

September 10, 2025

Meet the Asteroids Next Door

A radar system is set to map near-Earth objects as they fly by

September 9, 2025