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Gender Is What You Make of It
Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and the relationship that changed social science.
Beneath the Ocean, a World of Mountains
Scientists don’t even know how many seamounts there are—but the few they’ve explored are extraordinary.
Extra DNA May Make Unlikely Hybrid Fish Possible
The unintentional creation of “sturddlefish” hybrids may illuminate the genomic mechanisms that govern whether species can interbreed.
Big Bounce Simulations Challenge the Big Bang
Detailed computer simulations have found that a cosmic contraction can generate features of the universe that we observe today.
Why Are Plants Green? To Reduce the Noise in Photosynthesis.
Plants ignore the most energy-rich part of sunlight because stability matters more than efficiency, according to a new model of photosynthesis.
How Physics Found a Geometric Structure for Math to Play With
Symplectic geometry is a relatively new field with implications for much of modern mathematics. Here’s what it’s all about.
The Price of Life Is Death, but Sex Improves the Exchange Rate
Calculating the evolutionary success of Homo sapiens.
You Want to See My Data? I Thought We Were Friends!
“Science is probably the best thing humans ever invented. Academia, on the other hand...”
An Alternative to Dark Matter Passes Critical Test
Modified gravity theories have never been able to describe the universe’s first light. A new formulation does.
