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Meet the New Otterlike Predator That Scurried Alongside Dinosaurs

Its unique throat paved the way for our big brains

October 7, 2026

Why Forgive and Forget is Bad Advice

A conversation with MacArthur fellow Felipe de Brigard about how forgiveness reshapes the memory of atrocity

October 7, 2026

How to Live to Be 194 Years Old

A tortoise’s genetic hacks for longevity

October 7, 2026

Neanderthals Were Adept Woodworkers Too

But most of their work has been lost

October 7, 2026

The Most Curious Cloud on Mars Relies on Some Bizarre Physics

We’ve never seen anything like this before

October 7, 2026

Penguin Poop is Melting Antarctic Snow

Thanks to green algae that groove on guano

October 7, 2026

Creating Fake People is a Terrible Idea

So why is a company pursuing digital avatars with such gusto?

October 7, 2026

From the Great Sphinx’s Raw Materials, a New Crocodile Species Surfaces

It from a bygone epoch when all sorts of crocs roamed the Mediterranean

October 6, 2026

Why Do Obese People With Alzheimer’s Live Longer?

The “obesity paradox” strikes again

October 6, 2026

Is Criminal Forensics Bullshit?

Blood pattern analysis, ballistics, and drug-sniffing dogs are getting a fresh look

October 6, 2026

Human Vision Has Quirks That AI Can’t Match

Your robot butler can’t do a Magic Eye poster… yet

October 6, 2026

The Incas Adorned Animal Sacrifices With Coca Leaves

The find highlights the importance of the plant to Incan culture

October 6, 2026