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NASA cosmic dust curator Marc Fries is here to explain.

Why some of us are more susceptible to hypnotism than others.

The cultural forces that fueled our success now threaten to end it.

A century ago, the Stern-Gerlach experiment established the truth of quantum mechanics. Now it could build a bridge between the two pillars of modern physics.

A remarkable tale of evolution.

A new image of our solar system’s most volcanic body.

Retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott on her revelations from orbit.

Specialized underwater photographers reveal secrets of the sea’s flamboyant babies.

What astronomers see in the light bouncing across the universe.

A poet invited people to share their climate fears. What she found surprised her.

When our sun expands into a giant red star, it might not devour its third planet, after all.

A geological discovery shows how carbon was captured to chill the planet.