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In the Midst of Tornado Season, a Surprisingly Short History of Predicting Twisters
A United States Army Lieutenant was the first to forecast the deadly storms in the late 1800s. Then he was told to stop.
Can “Dante’s Inferno” Tell Us Something About Space Rocks?
A conversation with an expert in geomythology about a wild idea
How to Dodge a Mountain Lion
A new look at puma-human encounters in the mountains of California
The Inventor of the Thinking Machine Didn’t Worry. Neither Should You
In this age of AI anxiety, listen to your heart
Science Is Political—and Spiritual
Author and physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on the crisis in American science
Take a Gander at an Ancient Supernova in the Heart of the Milky Way
The remnants of a star that exploded 1,700 years ago
The Model for Botticelli’s Venus Died at 23
And researchers have a new theory for her untimely demise
Aliens Probably Have Consciousness
A conversation with a philosopher about extraterrestrial and machine minds
If You’re Counting on Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements to Prevent Fractures, Think Again
A new in-depth analysis casts doubt on the popular supplements
Saving a Tiny Endangered Porpoise One Pixel at a Time
Only a handful of vaquitas exist in the wild, but now one is preserved in unprecedented digital detail
