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The Trouble with Trash
A conversation with a trash man turned sociologist about our dangerous waste problem and the heroics that hide it
11 Books to Read This July
Marvelous maggots, biological warfare, AI survivalists, space myths, and more
When Earth Was an Asteroid Rain Hell
The constant barrage made it impossible for continents to form in the planet’s early days
Inside the Brain of a 319-Million-Year-Old Fossil Fish
It paves the way for understanding how ray-finned fishes came to dominate Earth’s oceans
There May Be Three Times More Insect Species Than We Realized
The overwhelming majority are unknown to science
Evidence of Recently Discovered Bat Behavior Found Hiding in Plain Sight in Renaissance Painting
The Flemish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder captured the bird-eating behavior in 1611
What Do You Do When You Lose Gigantic Megalodon Shark Vertebrae?
Megalodons were the apex predators of the Miocene seas
Four New Chameleon Species Found in Tropical “Sky Islands”
Two of which are named after pioneering female scientists
The New Seismic Discovery Beneath the Surface of Mars
Earth isn’t alone—in its rock recycling processes
This Was a Big Week for Marie Curie, More Than 120 Years Ago
Despite steep odds, she became the first woman in France to earn a doctorate in science
James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Cigar Galaxy’s Brilliant Stellar Halo in Pristine Detail
The newly released images offer hints into the galaxy’s turbulent past
How Humans Are Like Bloodhounds and Bats
A conversation with writer Richard Louv, who coined the term “nature deficit disorder”
