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It’s High Time to Protect Our High Seas
The oceans belong to no one. But we can all take part to protect them.
Are We Ready for the Next Massive Volcano?
It’s time to get prepared, argues a professor of volcanology.
The Wisdom of Gay Albatrosses
Same-sex couples are everywhere in the animal kingdom. Only humans make a big deal about it.
Should NASA Have Its Own Spaceship to Compete with SpaceX and Blue Origin?
One Question for Lori Garver, former deputy administrator of NASA.
Two Distinguished Scientists on How to Rescue Humanity
The Anthropocene demands a massive realignment of priorities.
Another Path to Intelligence
Octopus brains are nothing like ours—yet we have much in common.
A Numerical Mystery From the 19th Century Finally Gets Solved
Two mathematicians have proven Patterson’s conjecture, which was designed to explain a strange pattern in sums involving prime numbers.
How Was Abortion Understood Historically?
One question for Claudia Ford, an herbalist and midwife turned environmental historian at SUNY.
How the Physics of Nothing Underlies Everything
The key to understanding the origin and fate of the universe may be a more complete understanding of the vacuum.
Cancer’s Got a Lot of Nerve
Tumors recruit the nervous system to help them spread. Scientists are looking for ways to stop it.
Humans Are Overzealous Whale Morticians
We hastily dispose of dead whales, ignoring the ecological significance of their carcasses.