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In Search of Life’s Smoking Gun
A journey to the underwater volcanoes where life may have erupted.
Do We Have the Big Bang Theory All Wrong?
One physicist’s radical reinterpretation of the cosmic microwave background.
NASA Is Going to Dip This Cup Into the Sun’s Corona
A 2018 mission will send a probe to within 4 million miles of the sun.
If Trauma Victims Forget, What Is Lost to Society?
A pill to dampen memories stirs hope and worry.
Can You Die From a Broken Heart?
What happens to our bodies when the bonds of love are breached.
Fruits and Vegetables Are Trying to Kill You
Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.
Your Brain Is On the Brink of Chaos
Neurological evidence for chaos in the nervous system is growing.
The Man Who Delayed D-Day
The eminent oceanographer Walter Munk reflects on science and war.
The Scientific Problem That Must Be Experienced
To understand turbulence we need the intuitive perspective of art.
How Does Turbulence Get Started?
The high stakes of solving one of science’s most obstinate problems.