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Where Aliens Could Be Watching Us
More than 1,700 stars could have seen Earth in the past 5,000 years.
Seeing Is Believing: Exposing the “Invisible Monster”
In the battle between scientists and COVID-19, imaging gives scientists an upper hand.
The Whale Who Will Come Soon
A whale-watching trip is a voyage into the psychic dimensions of ocean in the 21st century.
The Man Who Seduced the World with Whale Songs
Roger Payne sparked the anti-whaling movement. He’s not done yet.
The Complex Truth About ‘Junk DNA’
Genomes hold immense quantities of noncoding DNA. Some of it is essential for life, some seems useless, and some has its own agenda.
The Universe Has Already Made Almost All the Stars It Will Ever Make
Black holes are cosmic dimmers.
Here’s Where Our Minds Sharpen in Old Age
Fluid intelligence has several aspects, and aging affects them differently.
We Have to Talk About Doubt
How to tell the difference between scientific and conspiratorial skepticism.