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The Brave New Science of Love

What casual sex, pigeon relationships, and a drug for broken hearts can tell us about love.

February 12, 2024

Building a Bridge Between Data and Art

A conversation with Issue 52 cover artist Mark Belan.

February 12, 2024

The Tiny Ant and the Mighty Lion

How one insect is reshaping the ecosystem of the African savannah.

February 9, 2024

Tools of the Wild: Unveiling the Crafty Side of Nature

It’s time to rethink what tools reveal about animal intelligence and evolution.

February 9, 2024

Cary Grant Made LSD Therapy Fashionable

Benjamin Breen on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Tripping on Utopia, about the birth of psychedelic science.

February 8, 2024

So Much Depends Upon Antarctica

The magnificence of the continent that’s changing our world.

February 8, 2024

The Hidden Butterfly Trade

How the lucrative market could spark conservation.

February 7, 2024

How to Guarantee the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

The key to preventing crashes is to know what you don’t know.

February 6, 2024

What Plants Hear

They sense the buzzing sounds of pollinators, the vibrations of the wind.

February 6, 2024

Seeing Through Animal Eyes

New technology translates animal-eye views of the world into colors humans can see.

February 5, 2024

What Physicists Have Been Missing

An exciting new theory reconciles gravity and quantum physics. I think it’s wrong. But I may be too.

February 2, 2024

How Did Life Begin?

By imitating early conditions of Earth in the lab, scientists gain new insight into the origin of life.

February 2, 2024