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Does This Gene Determine How You Handle Your Booze?
Zebrafish with a particular mutation drink like, well … fish
Hurricane Melissa Could Threaten Some Species with Extinction
As the super strong storm lashes the Caribbean, vulnerable species and habitats lie in its path
A Crisper Look at a Cosmic Creepy Crawler
Illuminating new details of the Red Spider Nebula have emerged
The Science of Unrequited Love
Researchers are learning more about limerence, the term for obsessive, involuntary love that is often unreturned
What Happens in Space Matters on Earth
Dagomar Degroot’s three greatest revelations while writing Ripples on a Cosmic Ocean
How This Haunting Hurricane Illusion Forms
Powerful storms like Hurricane Melissa foment an odd phenomenon called the “stadium effect” at their centers
Naked Clams and Sunken Ships
A brazen plan to grow an animal that has been the bane of sailors for centuries—to feed the world
Can We Beam Away Our Space Junk Problem?
A plan to use ions to clear out the crowded low Earth orbit
This Spiritual Eclipse Calendar Might Still Work
The remarkable accuracy behind the Maya people’s eclipse forecasts may have emerged from an astrological calendar system that could still hold true
Witness the Rare Birth of a Water Bear
A vulnerable moment for one of Earth’s most resilient creatures
