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Scabs and Failure: Springboards for a History-Making Vaccine
The surprising history of vaccinology that helped produce a COVID-19 vaccine in record time with 95% efficacy.
How Surprising Connections Can Save the Ocean
Marine biologist Heather Koldewey on conservation, seahorses, and cross-discipline work.
A Wrinkle in Nature Could Lead to Alien Life
There may be more than one way to tune a universe for life.
The Botanist Who Defied Stalin
His dream of feeding the world died in prison. His dream of a seed bank lives on.
The Mother of All Accidents
Odds are, if an asteroid hadn’t crashed into Earth, we wouldn’t be here.
Carbon, It’s Elementary, Dear Reader
A selection of illustrations from the new book Carbon, One Atom’s Odyssey.
How “My Octopus Teacher” Defied Convention
Craig Foster reflects on a relationship that changed his connection to the natural world.
