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The Superbug That Devours Ocean Plastic

How genetically engineered bacteria could shrink the growing garbage patches in our oceans.

October 9, 2023

Mirror-Image Life

This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.

October 9, 2023

The Usefulness of a Memory Guides Where the Brain Saves It

New research finds that the memories useful for future generalizations are held in the brain separately from those recording unusual events.

October 6, 2023

My 3 Greatest Revelations

The author on writing his new book “Crossings,” about the environmental destruction of roads.

October 6, 2023

Mice Dig Holes in the “Hygiene Hypothesis”

New evidence suggests exposure to microbes in early childhood might not protect against allergies.

October 5, 2023

My Brain Doesn’t Picture Things

I can’t imagine sights, smells, or sounds. What’s wrong with me?

October 4, 2023

The Creeping Techno-Horror of “The MANIAC”

Benjamín Labatut’s latest novel excavates science history to hint at the madness of AI advancement at any cost.

October 4, 2023

A Crucial Ingredient for Life Is Bubbling Up on Europa

Jupiter’s ice-capped moon has a storehouse of carbon dioxide in its subsurface ocean.

October 3, 2023

Save This Stinking Flower!

The world’s largest and smelliest flower teeters on extinction.

October 2, 2023

What We Can Learn from an Insomniac Fish

When sleep doesn’t come on time.

Pangea’s Second Coming Won’t Be Chill

Today’s mammals would not survive the heat of Earth’s next supercontinent. But in evolution, there’s hope.

September 29, 2023

The World’s First Known Deep-Sea Octopus Nursery

What happens after a discovery hatches.

September 29, 2023