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If the World Began Again, Would Life as We Know It Exist?
Experiments in evolution are exploring what would happen if we rewound the tape of life.
An Astrobiologist Asks a Sci-fi Novelist How to Survive the Anthropocene
Kim Stanley Robinson imagines our future.
This Shape-Shifter Could Tell Us Why Matter Exists
Neutrinos can flit between states effortlessly, hinting at deep new physics.
How Physics Is Like Three-Chord Rock
Like a set of common chords, the same math appears in diverse fields of physics.
10 Reasons Why You Can’t Live Without A Particle Accelerator
Particle accelerators can make you healthy and wealthy.
How the Mormons Conquered America
The success of the Mormon religion is a study in social adaptation.
Meet the Father of Digital Life
This maverick forerunner of artificial life and animation remains largely unknown.
The Computer Maverick Who Modeled the Evolution of Life
Nils Aall Barricelli showed that organisms evolved by symbiosis and cooperation.
America Is Getting the Science of Sun Exposure Wrong
Why U.S. dermatologists won’t base recommendations on skin color.