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Just as I uncovered a new way to understand life, I got news about my own.

How warming oceans could deplete nutrition for millions in the tropics.

Tune in to an exploration of one of the great quandaries in science and philosophy.

A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, matter can escape the center of the Earth.

Rights for cetaceans are not enough. They also deserve representation.

What’s the price of a sacred plant?

Harry’s psychotic delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.

Photos from the Mütter Museum’s newly searchable collection.

Watch how hundreds of thousands of bats choreograph jam-packed nightly migrations with surprising grace.

Chemicals of decomposition are also starting points of life.

Orchids were Darwin’s “abominable mystery.” They continue to elude science—and efforts to save them.