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When the Surgeon Was an Uneducated Barber
A medical student confronts the history of surgery.
A Mirror of Our Best Selves
An astrobiologist annotates what we are seeing in this James Webb Space Telescope image.
Why Do the Omicron Variants Spread So Easily?
One question for Abdullah Syed, a postdoctoral researcher at the Gladstone Institutes.
Termination of Pregnancy Has Always Been Part of Women’s Health
Plants, prejudice, and history lessons for a post-Roe nation.
After 100 Years of Research, Autism Remains a Puzzle
One geneticist is determined to piece together the causes.
How the Brain Allows the Deaf to Experience Music
Our sensory systems for hearing and touch overlap to stir a wealth of emotions.
Does an AI’s Ability to Talk Mean It’s Conscious?
One question for Raphaël Millière, philosopher of cognitive science at Columbia University.
Embryo Cells Set Patterns for Growth by Pushing and Pulling
Patterns that guide the development of feathers and other features can be set by mechanical forces in the embryo, not just by gradients of chemicals.
The Case for Popularizing Ocean Science
Why Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Carlie Wiener thinks octopuses and science fiction matter to ocean conservation.
The High Price of Cheap Shrimp
Our appetite is destroying a natural bulwark against climate change.
Life Helps Make Almost Half of All Minerals on Earth
A new origins-based system for classifying minerals reveals the huge geochemical imprint that life has left on Earth. It could help us identify other worlds with life too.