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How “Plant Math” Can Help Predict the Climate’s Future
Researchers are building equations for vegetation processes that might improve climate models
The World’s Tiniest Wave Tank
This ocean on a chip unlocks the mysteries of rogue waves, tsunamis, and other aquatic oddities
This Inca Building was the Original Boom Box
A 600-year-old temple was likely designed to amplify drum beats and music
Pink Boulders Reveal a Hidden Antarctic Giant
Inside the massive, granite slab slumbering beneath the frozen continent
The Secrets of Deadly Snake Bites
Slow-motion video reveals how these strikes could kill you, in surprisingly different ways
How Scavenging Made Us Human
Our early ancestors were more like vultures than we might like to think
Why Have We Never Sampled an Interstellar Comet?
A cosmic coincidence could give us an unprecedented look at a visitor from another solar system. If all goes well.
These Three Species Have Eased Back From the Brink
Recent conservation wins are proof that such efforts can make a difference
What Is Intelligence?
At a church in Italy, we sought to shed an old definition for one that could save us
What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans
The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past











