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To Save California, Read “Dune”
Survival on a fictional desert planet has a lesson for the drought-stricken state.
Will ET Drink Water?
The intricate compatibility of water and life on Earth may not extend to other planets.
Infected Monkeys and Other Cautionary Tales From the Biolab
No matter how safe the lab is, humans working with deadly bioagents can make errors.
The Simple Logical Puzzle That Shows How Illogical People Are
More than 90 percent of people err on this test. Will you?
How Math’s Most Famous Proof Nearly Broke
Andrew Wiles thought he had a solution to an age-old puzzle. Until it began to unravel.
