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Plant Cells of Different Species Can Swap Organelles
In grafted plants, shrunken chloroplasts can jump between species by slipping through unexpected gateways in cells walls.
We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril
Insects are escape artists. Now they face a threat more pernicious than predation.
Why a Universal Society Is Unattainable
Our minds evolved in an Us-vs-Them universe of our own making.
Dreaming Is Like Taking LSD
A new theory explains that dreaming opens our minds to unexplored possibilities.
Why Horror Films Are More Popular Than Ever
It feels good to control what will terrify you.
The Curious Strength of a Sea Sponge’s Glass Skeleton
A glass sponge found deep in the Pacific shows a remarkable ability to withstand compression and bending, on top of the sponge’s other unusual properties.
What Merpeople Say About Us
How changing perceptions of mermaids and mermen reveal deeper understandings of myth, religion, science, wonder and capitalism.
Galaxy-Size Bubbles Discovered Towering Over the Milky Way
For decades, astronomers debated whether a particular smudge was close-by and small, or distant and huge. A new X-ray map supports the massive option.
