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How to Count Butterflies

6 projects to volunteer for community science to study butterfly populations

What a Massive Butterfly Count Reveals

A tale of three decades and 4.3 million butterflies

The Magic of Herding

How dogs exploit the indecision of sheep

August 6, 2025

Botox and the Beast

Camel beauty enhancements are big business in Saudi Arabia

August 5, 2025

Propaganda Doesn’t Have to Be a Dirty Word

Talking with philosopher Nathan Crick about using mass persuasion for good

August 5, 2025

A Glittering Cave Holds Ancient Stories

New technology reveals traces of spiritual journeys through the underground world

July 31, 2025

Mom on the Menu

Centipede mothers don’t just protect their young—some become their offspring’s first meal

July 31, 2025

People Really Want to Be Good

Good motivations for altruistic acts are cross-culturally pervasive

July 30, 2025

From Whence Lightning

Researchers may have elucidated the long-mysterious chain of events that gives us bolts from the heavens

July 30, 2025

The First Lunar Road Trip

In 1971, NASA made history with the first moon cruise—and the relic remains

July 30, 2025

What Poseidon Is Telling Us

Weather is what humans experience over our short lives. Climate is a matter for the gods.

July 30, 2025

You Have Never Felt Climate Change Like This

Earth scientist Kate Marvel gets personal about climate science

July 30, 2025