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Cancer Shouldn’t Pose a Threat to Our Lives. We Should Find It First

Identifying the “first cell” could revolutionize the way we treat cancer.

April 13, 2022

Animals Feel What’s Right and Wrong, Too

It’s time to take moral emotion in animals seriously.

April 13, 2022

The Power of Narrative

Global solutions, like the greening of the world’s financial system, begin with the right story.

The Genius of Fishing with Tidal Weirs

Native and non-native scientists have come together to counter overfishing with an ancient practice.

April 6, 2022

Neuroscience Gets in the Way of Appreciating Art

To this philosopher, art is the best method for exploring who and what we are.

April 6, 2022

The Race to Protect Sweet Corn

Breeding a variety that can withstand disease and taste better, too.

April 6, 2022

The Ocean Is Having Trouble Breathing

A drop in oxygen levels is putting ocean ecosystems on life support.

Why I Couldn’t Get Over My Brother’s Death

Everybody told me my grief would relent in a year. It only got worse. Was there something wrong with me?

March 30, 2022

Can Cancer Be Treated by Changing Its Cells?

Tumors grow when cells lose their biological identity. A promising therapeutic might restore their sense of self.

March 26, 2022

Robots Show Us Who We Are

What can we learn from machines with imagination and culture?

March 23, 2022

The Portentous Comeback of Humpback Whales

Humpbacks are returning to pre-whaling populations with a warning about ocean ecosystems.

March 23, 2022

How Putin’s War Is Sinking Climate Science

An American journalist leaves Russia as war breaks up the international collaboration key to climate research in the Arctic.

March 18, 2022