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Deathblow Dealt to Dark Matter Disks

New data tracking the movements of millions of Milky Way stars have effectively ruled out the presence of a “dark disk” that could have offered important clues to the mystery of dark matter.

November 17, 2017

New Model Warns About CRISPR Gene Drives in the Wild

Models show that evolving resistance won't stop aggressive standard gene drives from spreading.

November 16, 2017

Love, Death, and Other Forgotten Traditions

What we don’t tell our children.

November 13, 2017

Why Females Decide What’s Beautiful

Uncovering the nature of sexual selection.

November 13, 2017

The Mate Selection Trapdoor

Tracing the evolution of hidden sexual preferences.

November 13, 2017

The Rise and Fall of the English Sentence

The surprising forces influencing the complexity of the language we speak and write.

November 10, 2017

Andy Weir Visits the Moon

The best-selling writer of “The Martian” has a new book out, and it’s set closer to home.

November 10, 2017

When Mollusks Fall in Love

Two stories from the remarkable work of Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.