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Nobody Could Save Timmy the Whale

Months of rescue efforts by influencers and millionaires may have just prolonged his death

May 18, 2026

Neanderthals Lounged on the Beach Slurping Shellfish

And mostly during months with an “R” in them

May 18, 2026

Other Animals Share Human Mothers’ Pain

The widespread trials and tribulations of mammal childbirth

We Got Lucky as a Species

From an ancient brush with extinction came the big modern brain

May 18, 2026

Ancient Teeth Hint at Homo Erectus-Denisovan Interbreeding

The human family tree gets more complicated

May 15, 2026

Why Penguins Don’t Fly

We have a lot to learn about adaptability from a bird who evolved to swim

May 15, 2026

The Impossible Strength of the Testosterone Myth

Scientists keep knocking it down but it keeps roaring back

May 15, 2026

What Lamarck’s Giraffe Got Right

Jessica Riskin’s three greatest revelations while writing Power of Life

May 14, 2026