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Why Evolution Is Ageist

Genetic mutation changes from adaptive to dangerous after reproductive age.

February 24, 2017

Predicting the Future of Earth’s Forests

Forests are an important buffer against climate change—so understanding forest dynamics is vital.

February 24, 2017

The Outer Limits of Reason

A look at paradoxes in language.

February 23, 2017

Why These Researchers Are Drawn to the World’s Edge

The joy and toll of doing remote science.

February 21, 2017

How Circadian Clocks Differ From Sleep

The circadian clock is in nearly every cell, and researchers have untangled many of its secrets. But sleep has been harder to pin down.

February 21, 2017

Meet the South Pole’s Dark Matter Detective

Reina Maruyama wasn’t expecting her particle detector to work buried deep in ice. She was wrong.

February 19, 2017

Ingenious: Carl Erik Fisher

The meditative psychiatrist.

February 17, 2017

This Man Is About to Blow Up Mathematics

Harvey Friedman is about to bring incompleteness and infinity out of quarantine.

February 17, 2017