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Eli Chen

Health

Bring Out Your (Very Infrequent) Dead!

Jennifer Ouellette

Physics

The Quirky Muon Just Might Spur a Physics Breakthrough—Again

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Communication

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Jason Goldman

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Astronomy

The Unlikely Rocks Found in Mosques, Siberia & Outer Space

Amos Zeeberg

Economics

The Marvelous, Bad Ideas That Are Worth $Billions

Adam Frank

Evolution

What Earth Tells Us About Life, Intelligence & the Universe

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Depth Perception & Death Prevention: Babies’ Visual Instinct

Psychology

Far From Home Is Where the Heart Is

Brandon Keim (<a href="https://brandonkeim.substack.com">Substack</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/9brandon/">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandonkeim.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/home">Mastodon</a>) is a freelance journalist and contributing editor at Nautilus. His new book, <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324007081">Meet the Neighbors</a>, explores what the science of animal intelligence means for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us.

Brandon Keim

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