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We Overestimate the Prevalence of Online Trolls
This misconception can prompt us to feel pessimistic about our peers—and the world
These Butterflies Change Visual Systems with Seasons
There’s more than what meets the eye in a color-swapping insect
Titan May Not Host a Massive Ocean After All
But the moon’s slushy interior could still harbor pockets of life-sustaining water
The 3 Ways We Read Between the Lines
How humans infer meaning from spoken language is more complex than we thought
Ancient Bee Nests Hiding in Regurgitated, Fossilized Bones
A cave in the Dominican Republic has revealed the first recorded instance of bee larvae tucked into fossils
How Earth’s Atmosphere Reached the Moon
And what this might mean for colonizing other worlds
An Ancient Fingerprint Among Clues to a 2,000-year-old Invasion of Denmark
Previously unexamined, “remarkable” evidence could help scientists track down the unsuccessful attackers whose boat was thrown in a bog
Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion?
Chemical layering deep inside may explain weird seismic wave behavior
Can True Love Help to Heal a Diseased Heart?
How robust intimate relationships affect cardiac patients
The Psychedelic Scientist
High on ayahuasca, Bruce Damer saw how life on Earth began. He may very well be right.
The Fishy Inspiration Behind a Bold, Tandem Space Mission
Remarkable remoras get their time in the orbital spotlight
Ancient Math Hidden in Oldest Known Floral Pottery
Bowls from the Halafian culture of Mesopotamia suggest people used art to enumerate their rapidly changing world
