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Galaxy-Size Bubbles Discovered Towering Over the Milky Way

For decades, astronomers debated whether a particular smudge was close-by and small, or distant and huge. A new X-ray map supports the massive option.

January 7, 2021

New Quantum Algorithms Finally Crack Nonlinear Equations

Two teams found different ways for quantum computers to process nonlinear systems by first disguising them as linear ones.

January 7, 2021

Humans Have Rights and So Should Nature

An “Earth lawyer” argues for cultural transformation in environmental law.

January 6, 2021

We Didn’t Evolve for This

A lesson from the animal kingdom on why COVID-19 is so deadly to humans.

January 6, 2021

Why Humans Wage War

War is purposeful and calculating. The more organized we are, the better we get at fighting.

January 6, 2021

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.

December 30, 2020

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.

December 23, 2020

Fish in the 21st Century: The Good, the Bad, and the Hopeful

Will our relations with fish ever catch up to our knowledge?

December 22, 2020

Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing

How we evolved to read is a story of one creative species.

December 22, 2020