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The Lawlessness of Large Numbers
Mathematicians can often figure out what happens as quantities grow infinitely large. What about when they are just a little big?
Gorongosa National Park’s Astonishing Comeback
How the native flora and fauna work together to make the landscape whole.
Why Scientists Should Embrace Their Inner Child
A conversation with issue 50 cover artist James Yang
Have We Gotten Dark Matter All Wrong?
Physicists have yet to pinpoint the hypothetical matter that keeps galaxies from flying apart. Now they have a new focus.
Bummer: Popular Happiness Strategies Are a Bust
A new analysis shows the most widely cited happiness studies relied on poor research methods.
The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass
This exoplanet’s sun should have obliterated its atmosphere. It's still going strong.
The Day Oppenheimer Feared He Might Blow Up the World
The story behind the scare that an atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere into a fireball.
Consciousness Is In Your Head. I Consulted Einstein
How the theory of relativity explains our minds.











