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Feeling Gravity’s Pull

Two theoretical physicists have a lively conversation about how abstract concepts can feel down-to-Earth.

September 13, 2024

The Stealthy Assassin Robberfly

Don’t underestimate this slender predator from the British grasslands.

September 13, 2024

Falling Down a Rabbit Hole in Real Life

Neurologists are just beginning to understand Alice in Wonderland syndrome.

September 12, 2024

We’re Bad at Understanding Our Political Opponents

Even when we think we know them, we don’t.

September 11, 2024

A Movie Camera for the Cosmos

The Rubin observatory will allow scientists to see how the cosmos has evolved over time.

September 10, 2024

Our Morals Change with the Seasons

How our sense of what’s right and wrong fluctuates through the year.

September 9, 2024

How to Find Baby Sharks

Where do shark moms give birth? Remarkably, scientists are just figuring it out.

September 9, 2024

Our Memories Are Stored in Triplicate

Parallel copies allow recollections to be both stable and adaptable.

September 6, 2024

The First Good Glimpse of the Earth’s Mantle

The deepest extract from the middle layer of the Earth offers a wonderland of insights.

September 4, 2024

The Reality Ouroboros

Toward a new understanding of the nature of reality.

September 4, 2024

Why Physics Is Unreasonably Good at Creating New Math

The secret sauce is the real world.

September 3, 2024

What Makes a Memory Real?

Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.

September 2, 2024