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Can New Species Evolve From Cancers? Maybe. Here’s How.

Researchers agree it’s a long shot, but transmissible cancers could theoretically evolve into independent species. Certain weird parasites might be living proof.

August 22, 2019

Humans Are Wired for Goodness

We’re not as bad as the headlines make us out to be.

August 21, 2019

To Make Two Black Holes Collide, Try Three

How do black holes merge and make gravitational waves? Maybe with a little help from their friends.

August 15, 2019

Why Did Witch Hunts Go Viral?

Applying Richard Dawkins’ meme theory to history.

August 14, 2019

A Novelist Teaches Herself Physics

To explore loss and mystery, Nell Freudenberger journeyed into the atomic world.

August 14, 2019

The Great Silence

A parrot has a question for humans.

August 13, 2019