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We Didn’t Evolve for This
A lesson from the animal kingdom on why COVID-19 is so deadly to humans.
Why Humans Wage War
War is purposeful and calculating. The more organized we are, the better we get at fighting.
How to Bury Carbon? Let Plants Do the Dirty Work
Carbon sequestration could slow or reverse human emissions—and nothing is better at sequestration than a green plant.
The Mystery of Mistletoe’s Missing Genes
Mistletoes have all but shut down the powerhouses of their cells. Scientists are still trying to understand the plants’ unorthodox survival strategy.
Fish in the 21st Century: The Good, the Bad, and the Hopeful
Will our relations with fish ever catch up to our knowledge?
Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing
How we evolved to read is a story of one creative species.
Astronomers Get Their Wish, and a Cosmic Crisis Gets Worse
We don’t know why the universe appears to be expanding faster than it should. New ultra-precise distance measurements have only intensified the problem.
Making Climate Change Policy More Blue
A new push for attention to coastal communities, marine conservation, and ocean infrastructure











