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Why Haven’t We Heard from Extraterrestrials Yet?

A conversation with astronomer Vishal Gajjar about how to listen differently for non-human life in the cosmos

March 17, 2026

This Frog Sings Like a Bird

Which may help it evade predators

March 16, 2026

Bull Sharks Make Friends, Too

Which may keep them safer from bigger frenemies

March 16, 2026

Babies Learn the Art of Deception Before Their First Birthday

Kids love to lie—almost right from the womb

March 16, 2026

How Beer Brewing Revolutionized Modern Statistics

Raise a glass to William Sealy Gosset

March 16, 2026

The Genetic Secrets of Sperm Warfare

How some genes can rig the system

March 13, 2026

Why Cats Always Land on Their Feet

It takes a lot of backbone

March 13, 2026

What Doomsday Prophecies Say About Us

An interview with medieval studies scholar and apocalypse expert Matthew Gabriele

March 13, 2026

Here’s How Snakes Defy Gravity to Stand Up

It’s a lot more kinetically impressive than slithering

March 13, 2026

The Travels of Straight-Tusked Elephants in Europe, Written in Their Teeth

… and their travails as they encountered early humans

March 13, 2026