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Gravitational Waves Continue to Astound
Seven years after their discovery, the ripples in spacetime have opened new windows on the universe’s deepest secrets.
The Secrets of the Blind Salamander
These creatures of the dark are a remarkable study in evolution and longevity.
Mysteries Are to Be Embraced, But Also to Be Solved
Science doesn’t rob the world of wonder. It amplifies it.
The Race to Explore the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
As marine scientists strive to understand the mysteries of the deep, the miners are moving in.
Were It Not for Cosmic Good Fortune, We Wouldn’t Be Here
Why Earth wasn’t swept into the dustbin of space.
Portrait of the Human as a Young Hominin
How the world looked when we were Australopithecus.
Life’s First Peptides May Have Grown on RNA Strands
RNA and peptides coevolving in the primordial world might have jointly served as a precursor to the modern ribosome.
You Eat a Credit Card’s Worth of Plastic Every Week
What is our hidden consumption of microplastics doing to our health?
The Oceans Are Teeming with Unknown Species
Scientists are finding 2,000 new marine species a year. Why it matters to name and categorize them.
No Two Human Brains Are Alike
The uniqueness of each mind is written in its ever-changing circuitry.