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“Even Little Things” Add Up to Justice

Redford Center Stories Highest Distinction prizewinner highlights how small actions can have big impacts.

How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers

Published research is less about conclusions than science at play.

Tarzan Wasn’t for Her

It took an outsider to restore women to the story of human evolution.

How to Take Back the Power to Change the World

Redford Center Stories Grand Prize-winning film spotlights ways even a tiny ripple can change the narrative.

The Arcane Research That Prepared Us for COVID-19

Decades of basic science research on an obscure virus helped fast-track COVID-19 vaccines.

May 28, 2021

Squishy Neutron Star Setback Dampens Hopes of Exotic Matter

Groundbreaking results show that neutron stars of different masses may have the same size—upending astrophysical models.

How Taboos Can Help Protect the Oceans

Pacific Islanders are charting a new course for ocean conservation.

May 26, 2021

Are We Cut Out for Universal Morality?

If objective ethical values exist, we’ll have to give up tribalism to realize them.

Film Contest Gives Young Environmental Activists a Voice

Middle schoolers Annabelle VanderMarck and Piper Lasater won the Nautilus Science Prize in the Redford Center Stories film contest.

Mathematicians Answer Old Question About Odd Graphs

A pair of mathematicians solved a legendary question about the proportion of vertices in a graph with an odd number of connections.

May 20, 2021

In the Deep Sea, Incredible Animals Abound

It’s a golden age for finding new and mysterious forms of deep-sea life.

May 20, 2021