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Shadows in the Big Bang Afterglow Reveal Invisible Cosmic Structures

Cosmologists are using secondary signatures from the cosmic microwave background to map the universe’s hidden matter.

March 17, 2023

The Lasting Power of Good Memories

A positive spin on our past can help inure us against pain.

March 16, 2023

Even Machine Brains Need Sleep

Without some downtime, artificial neural networks become catastrophically forgetful.

When Mary Wollstonecraft Was Duped by Love

A spotlight on the personal life of the trailblazing philosopher.

March 15, 2023

The Explosive Chemist Who Invented Smokeless Gunpowder

James Dewar, the creator of cordite, likely helped win World War I. But why never a Nobel?

March 14, 2023

Does More Money Make Us Happier?

One question for Matt Killingsworth, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania.

March 13, 2023

The Enemy Made Visible

An artwork, sculpted with science, defines our times.

March 10, 2023

The Importance of Slime

Nearly every evolutionary question can find an answer in mucus.

March 9, 2023

What Nuclear War Means for the Ocean

Nuclear winter is just the beginning.

March 8, 2023

What Plants Are Saying About Us

Your brain is not the root of cognition.

March 7, 2023

How Will the Universe Evolve?

One question for Jillian Scudder, astrophysicist and author of “The Milky Way Smells of Rum & Raspberries.”

March 6, 2023

What Makes Us Bold

A parasite infection can make a leader of the pack—or a dead wolf.

March 3, 2023