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Coincidences in My Life Have Me Wondering
My search for a hidden structure to astronomically unlikely occurrences
Orangutans Seek Out Medicinal Plants
In fact, they’re some of the same plants used pharmacologically by local Indigenous people
How Obesity Leads to Memory Loss
Scientists want to know if aging and an expanded waistline affect memory in the same way
Everyone’s Been Drawing Pterosaur Wings Wrong
Theoretical reconstructions hint at versatile approaches to prehistoric flight
Can We Air-Condition Our Way Out of Climate Change?
No. But in the midst of intense heat waves it may be necessary to save lives.
“Me, Myself, and I”: The Increasing Narcissism of Western Music
Individualistic pronouns have grown more common in pop songs over the past half century
The Unlucky Ones: What It Feels Like to Get Struck By Lightning
A bolt may ignite seeming genius, but is more likely to deliver agony
See the Milky Way’s Galactic Bulge, Captured in Unprecedented Detail
60 million stars never looked so good
How City Rats Are Becoming Resistant to Poison
They’re evolving faster than we can stop them
Does Nurture Trump Nature in Disease Risk Prediction?
Social determinants of health can match or exceed genetic risk of common diseases
Here’s Why Men’s World Cup Athletes Wear Sports Bras
Hint: It’s more for science than for support
The Physics Behind the Poo Emoji’s Shape
And how lugworms tweak the rules by pooping upside down











