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The Internet Has Not Killed Reading—or Attention Spans

An interview with Kevin Ashton, MIT technology pioneer and author of The Story of Stories

March 24, 2026

The Search for Alien Life Just Identified 45 New Targets

This subset of exoplanets are the most likely to be habitable

March 24, 2026

Why We Don’t Have a Lyme Disease Vaccine

Dogs can get them, why can’t we?

March 23, 2026

Fitbit Data Sheds Light on Best Time to Exercise  

New technology chimes in on an age-old question

March 23, 2026

The Parasite That Garbles the Mating Calls of Male Tree Frogs

Leaving female tree frogs with some tough decisions to make

March 23, 2026

The Shrinking Gland That Helps You Live Longer

When’s the last time you thought about your thymus?

March 20, 2026

How Cacti Defy Darwin

They’re an evolutionary feat all of their own

March 20, 2026

Heat Probably Doesn’t Make You More Aggressive

An interview with a behavioral economist about cake, climate change, and cooperation

March 20, 2026

How Gum Disease Can Lead to Breast Cancer

A common microbe can wreak havoc once inside cells

March 20, 2026

Seal and Sea Lion Brains Help Explore the Roots of Language

A midbrain bypass may have unlocked their abilities to speak

March 20, 2026