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Twilight of the Nautilus
What the scientist who has studied the iconic sea creature for 45 years now sees.
What’s Fueling Today’s Extreme Fires
A geophysicist breaks down the elements of wildfires.
Exponentially Important: The Scientific Origins of PCR
Thanks to lab techniques like PCR, we can detect the presence of dangerous viruses with laser-sharp precision.
The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary
We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.
The Incredible Fig
The fig is an ecological marvel. Although you may never want to eat one again.
Life Always Wins. Follow Me
A botanist is introduced to escapees from the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
The ‘Weirdest’ Matter, Made of Partial Particles, Defies Description
Theorists are in a frenzy over “fractons,” bizarre, but potentially useful, hypothetical particles that can only move in combination with one another.
DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth.
The DNA of some viruses doesn’t use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other life. New work shows how this exception is possible and hints that it could be more common than we think.
