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Pick Up Your Dog’s Poop or Else!
Science is coming after people who don’t give a @#$% about sidewalks.
A New Look at One of the Oldest Weapons
What a 300,000-year-old throwing stick reveals about our near-human ancestors.
Risky Giant Steps Can Solve Optimization Problems Faster
New results break with decades of conventional wisdom for the gradient descent algorithm.
The Social Life of Bats
They sing, have dialects, reserve special tones for their pups—our reporter journeys to Mozambique to explore the unique communication of bats.
The Holiness in Reality
When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.
Why Are Marine Mammals Losing Their Hair?
Spikes in alopecia puzzle scientists—and may be a symptom of ecological disruption.
Thousands of Penguin Chicks Lost at Sea
Scientists monitoring emperor penguins in Antarctica recorded an unprecedented tragedy.
Why a Scientist Must Always Doubt
Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on her Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the viral origins of AIDS, the emotional toll of her work, and her relationship with doubt.
Call of the Liar
The spot-on imitations of other birds by the Australian lyrebird exemplify what Darwin missed about female birdsong.
