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Coral decimating crown-of-thorns starfish are increasingly descending on reefs in the Pacific—so divers are fighting back

What happens when we backpedal on basic science

Many scientists portray psychopathy as a brain disorder, despite a lack of evidence

A phenomenon that captured the imaginations of generations of bathers may be key to understanding planetary formation

Climate change is throwing traditional calendars into disarray

When humility launched a new age of space exploration

Your brain and the Anna Karenina effect

A new online game could help researchers solve the mysteries of musical memory

A finding in the Arctic could push the formation of Earth’s crust back by 130 million years

The story of an Ecuadorean forest that fought annihilation and won

Watch this mesmerizing animation of winds blowing across the globe

Mushrooms and other fungi can harbor hidden companions—and some of these may fight pesky or dangerous molds