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How Neanderthals Got to Siberia

They trekked for 2,000 years across formidable terrain

June 19, 2025

The Hornbills Left Behind

Protecting Asian species may have shifted poachers’ focus to African birds

June 19, 2025

How Ancient Beasts Spread Sweet Fruits

The native forests of South America were shaped by mastodons—and we’re doing a bad job filling their role

June 18, 2025

Sleep Has No Magic Number

People who sleep according to their culture’s norms are healthier overall

June 18, 2025

How to Build a Planet from Dust

The answer is blowing in the (stellar) wind

Finding Peter Putnam

The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind

June 17, 2025

How To Tell If You’re Dead

The line between life and death has never been clear—and modern technology blurs it further

June 16, 2025

We Are the Ocean

Five redemptive days at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France

June 16, 2025

If Oaks and Orchids Could Talk

Lucas Gutierrez wants to turn plant frequencies into a language humans can understand

June 16, 2025

The Octopus Propaganda Hidden in Modern Maps

An old visual trick may promote conspiratorial thinking about global power

June 16, 2025

When Monsters Came for Mathematics

Adam Kucharski’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty

June 13, 2025

Humpback Whales Are Way Cooler Than You

Just take a look at these smoke rings

June 13, 2025