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Tasnuva Elahi

The Hidden Butterfly Trade

How the lucrative market could spark conservation.

February 7, 2024

Thinking About God May Encourage Risk-Taking

How faith can provide a psychological safety net.

January 18, 2024

Earth May Not Be Toast

When our sun expands into a giant red star, it might not devour its third planet, after all.

December 28, 2023

We’re Biased Against AI-Made Art

And that could be a good thing.

December 22, 2023

Hello, Jupiter!

Striking images of the planet, its volcanic moon Io and its trippy atmosphere.

December 15, 2023

Social Media Is Not Heroin

You may think you scroll too much, but psychologists caution against calling it an addiction.

November 29, 2023

The Long History of Psychedelic Theft

What’s the price of a sacred plant?

November 1, 2023

Think You Know What Somebody Is Thinking?

“Theory of Mind,” meet Henry James.

October 26, 2023

Moths Find Their Way by the Stars

Their inner compass could be guided by quantum forces.

October 23, 2023

The Tenacious Takahē

Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand.

September 28, 2023

Pandas Feel “SAD” Too

Many animals suffer from seasonal affective disorder. Scientists are just figuring out what that means.

September 20, 2023

Should You Ditch Your Eco-Friendly Drinking Straw?

Some of them contain materials that are harmful to human health.

September 12, 2023