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The story behind the scare that an atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere into a fireball.

We can write a different ending for critically endangered species.

How the theory of relativity explains our minds.

At Gorongosa National Park, scientists are determined to understand how an ecosystem recovers from the decimation of war.

We can rewrite the script on bad dreams.

The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.

A local saw Canada's disasters coming. He had seen it before.

Scientists have learned smell loss can be a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Across the US and around the world, foghorns have disappeared from the coastal landscape.

Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe.

Bullet-ridden B-17 bombers taught us to look for what’s missing.

An expedition to find rare hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Mid-Atlantic uncovers new worlds—and some daredevil shrimp.