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The Secret, Stressful Stories of Fossils
A new field called paleoepigenetics is probing how evolution responds to sudden stress.
When Destructive Behavior Makes Biological Sense
For people raised in chaos, risk-taking is hardwired.
When Stress Comes with Your Mother’s Milk
Stress hormones in breast milk may help prepare us for a turbulent world.
How Your Embryo Knew What To Do
The forgotten story of the woman who discovered how animals get their shape.
The Inside of a Neutron Star Looks Spookily Familiar
Exotic ultra-compressed matter can look like pasta, among other things.