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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?

July 27, 2023

Gorongosa National Park’s Astonishing Comeback

How the native flora and fauna work together to make the landscape whole.

July 26, 2023

The Unbelievable Untangling Worms

Solving nature’s greatest Gordian knot.

July 26, 2023

Why Scientists Should Embrace Their Inner Child

A conversation with issue 50 cover artist James Yang

July 26, 2023

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.

July 25, 2023

Venmo, Meet Quantum Mechanics

A better way to secure digital payments.

July 25, 2023

Bummer: Popular Happiness Strategies Are a Bust

A new analysis shows the most widely cited happiness studies relied on poor research methods.

July 24, 2023

The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass

This exoplanet’s sun should have obliterated its atmosphere. It's still going strong.

July 21, 2023

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.

July 21, 2023

A Wild Promise

We can write a different ending for critically endangered species.

Consciousness Is In Your Head. I Consulted Einstein

How the theory of relativity explains our minds.

July 20, 2023