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Rapid Oxygen Changes Fueled an Explosion in Ancient Animal Diversity
Skyrocketing animal diversity a half-billion years ago was linked to spikes and dips in marine oxygen levels, according to a detailed geological study.
As Planet Discoveries Pile Up, a Gap Appears in the Pattern
Astronomers are puzzling over a paucity of planets in the galaxy measuring between 1.5 and two times Earth’s size.
What’s the Magic Behind Graphene’s ‘Magic’ Angle?
A new theoretical model may help explain the shocking onset of superconductivity in stacked, twisted carbon sheets.
Immune Cells Measure Time to Identify Foreign Proteins
T-cells identify what belongs in the body by timing how long they can bind to it.
Do Brains Operate at a Tipping Point? New Clues and Complications
New experimental results simultaneously advance and challenge the theory that the brain’s network of neurons balances on the knife-edge between two phases.
In Search of Life’s Smoking Gun
A journey to the underwater volcanoes where life may have erupted.
Why It Pays to Play Around
Play is so important that nature invented it long before it invented us.
Game of Thrones and the Evolutionary Significance of Storytelling
Why do we hate narratives that go wrong?
Travels in Geology: Touring the Capital Geology of Washington, D.C.
The nation's political center is also home to a rich geological history, found in both natural rock outcrops and the diverse suite of evocative building stones and monuments.
