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Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Jake Currie

This 2024 image that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured of the Crab Nebula, paired with its past observations and those of other telescopes, allows astronomers to study how the supernova remnant is expanding and evolving over time. Credits: Image: NASA, ESA, STScI, William Blair (JHU); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Astronomy

Hubble Snaps a New Dazzling Photo of the Crab Nebula

Thomas Plümper is a professor of quantitative social research at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and head of the Department of Socioeconomics.

Thomas Plümper

Eric Neumayer is a professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science and its deputy president and vice chancellor.

Eric Neumayer

Philosophy

How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science

Close-up of a mosquito. Credit: SILVIA MAQQ / Shutterstock

Zoology

Here’s Why Mosquitoes Won’t Leave You Alone

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Why Vivid Dreams Make for Better Sleep

Kristen French is an associate editor at Nautilus. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as Wired, Backchannel, The Verge, and New York Magazine. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.

Kristen French

Psychology

The Internet Has Not Killed Reading—or Attention Spans

Devin Reese is the executive editor of Natural History and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Devin Reese

Variety is a major theme in exoplanet discoveries over the past quarter century, as shown in this illustration. Most have been discovered by the "transit" method – watching for the tiniest of shadows as a planet crosses the face of its star. Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lizbeth B. De La Torre

The Search for Alien Life Just Identified 45 New Targets

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