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The Little Miracles in the Invisible World of Plankton
Jan van IJken's short film reveals "an unknown universe inhabited by alien-like creatures.”
Plants Fight for Their Lives
As arable land disappears, a genetic tweak might secure the world’s food supply.
The Worrisome Rise of NFTs
An astrobiologist says non-fungible tokens do not bode well for our species’s future.
The Attack of Zombie Science
They look like scientific papers. But they’re distorting and killing science.
An Injection of Chaos Solves Decades-Old Fluid Mystery
In the 1960s, drillers noticed that certain fluids would firm up if they flowed too fast. Researchers have finally explained why.
E.O. Wilson Saw the World in a Wholly New Way
“Did you like the grenade I tossed in their midst?” the biologist asked me.
Readers Love Curious George. I Fell in Love with the Author’s Astronomy Books.
H.A. Rey recreated star maps with wit, grace, and accuracy.
What Makes Group Decisions Go Wrong. And Right.
Why intellectual laziness doesn’t have to lead to groupthink.
