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Cutting-edge science, unraveled by the very brightest living thinkers.
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What Hallucinogens Will Make You See
8 ways psychedelics distort our vision.
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Were These Caves Licked into Place?
Some of the Earth’s hardest features have been shaped by soft animal bodies.
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A New View of the Martian Globe
This map of Mars provides an in-depth look at its expansive geography and topography.
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Finding the Color of an Empire
What a particular shade of black can teach us about an ancient civilization.
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Welcome to The Porthole
Short sharp looks at science.
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Saturn’s Rings Could Be Younger Than Flowers
We’re lucky that a relatively recent catastrophe created the gas-giant spectacle.
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The Mystery of the Largest Light in the Sea
This giant squid has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why?
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Who Should Make the Rules That Govern AI?
One question for Laura Weidinger and Iason Gabriel, research scientists at Google DeepMind.
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Global Warming Could Make Some Fish Less Nutritious
The nutrient composition of ocean life is changing.
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A Conversation with Animal Rights Pioneer Peter Singer
“Animal Liberation” is nearly 50 years old. What have we learned?
