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How to Rebuild Trust in Science

Earning trust is hard; winning it back is even harder. Here’s how to do it.

October 21, 2024

When Do We Have Free Choice?

Two psychologists explain how we think about freedom.

October 21, 2024

The Demolition Ants

The wood ant stalks its prey in colonies of thousands.

October 21, 2024

Solving the Riddle of Ceres

New evidence suggests the dwarf planet was a muddy ocean world that froze over time.

Lucy at 50

Donald Johanson reflects on his fossil discovery that shook the human family tree a half century ago.

October 18, 2024

I Was Made of Language

The true container of the human soul.

October 17, 2024

The Mystery of the Cave Cats 

Ice age skeletons could reveal secrets of small cat evolution.

October 17, 2024

Death By Plastic

The blunt impact of ocean pollution, in one photograph.

October 16, 2024

What Language Reveals About Us

Julie Sedivy on the 3 greatest revelations she had while writing her new book Linguaphile.

October 15, 2024

What AI Can Do for Your Country

Artificial intelligence could transform how the government works—but it’ll be a daunting transition.

October 14, 2024

“This Is a Great Day with Me”

Alexander Graham Bell reflects on the very first telephone call in a letter to his father.

October 14, 2024

Ranchers, Cattle, Tequila, and Bats

A tale of ecological salvation in Mexico.

October 14, 2024