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Doubts Grow About the Biosignature Approach to Alien-Hunting
Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres.
Do Our Oceans Feel the Tug of Mars?
Ancient currents seemed to move in concert with a 2.4 million-year dance between the Red Planet and Earth.
When Bacteria Are Beautiful
Making art out of an invisible world that shapes human health and disease.
How Much Carbon Can a Tree Really Store?
A new study says climate change is messing with the math.
The Women Who Found Liberation in Seaweed
How a shared love of algae got a community of women hooked on marine science.
When Sleep Deprivation Is an Antidepressant
For some, a night without sleep causes mood-boosting changes in the brain.
How Different Instruments Shape the Music We Love
The timbre of a violin or a sitar can affect how dissonant music sounds to us.
The Unseen Deep-Sea Legacy of Whaling
It’s not just whales who were decimated, but the creatures who live where they fall.
Everything in Its Right Place
When a misplaced sense of familiarity gives rise to delusions of place.
He Closed the Gap Between Humans and Apes
Frans de Waal saw animal behavior with fresh eyes and forever enriched our understanding of primates.
Scientists and Artists as Storytelling Teams
A conversation with artist and naturalist Zoe Keller.
