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Laughing Apes Take Risks
Hearing the sounds of chuckles may make our bonobo cousins think on the bright side -
Chasing Lost Languages
Author Laura Spinney on the 3 greatest revelations she had while writing Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global -
“There Were Periods When I Felt He Ruined My Life”
Amanda Gefter talks about the exhausting and thrilling decade she spent writing about lost genius Peter Putnam -
The Ecosystem Dynamics That Can Make or Break an Invasion
By simulating ecological networks with microbes, researchers revealed properties that may make natural communities susceptible to invasion -
Ancient Seas Hosted the Ultimate Squid Game
100 million years ago, the charismatic cephalopods ruled Earth’s oceans -
Your Mind Is Part of the Ecosystem
Recognizing the link between mental and ecological health can change how we relate to the world and ourselves -
We Didn’t Start the Fire
But our ancient ancestors set the world ablaze 50,000 years ago -
AI Already Knows Us Too Well
Chatbots profile our personalities, which could give them the keys to drive our thoughts—and actions -
Rethinking the Big Bang
The largest map of the universe reveals giants at the birth of the universe -
The Weird Cooling Effect of Wildfires
Smoke and dust from fires could block the sun, but that’s not necessarily a good thing -
An Elephant’s Tusk Never Forgets
A simple test can peek into ivory to detect deception -
Protected: How to Thwart Internet Scams
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Scratch My Back and I’ll Scratch Yours
Orcas in Washington are creating grooming tools out of kelp stalks
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The Woman Behind the World’s Biggest Camera
Vera Rubin overcame abundant obstacles to become a leading light in cosmology
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What We Misunderstand About Robots
Sci-fi master Adrian Tchaikovsky on evolution, other minds, and the politics of science
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What If Every Roadkill Had a Memorial?
Road ecology meets community science -
How Neanderthals Got to Siberia
They trekked for 2,000 years across formidable terrain -
The Hornbills Left Behind
Protecting Asian species may have shifted poachers’ focus to African birds -
Sleep Has No Magic Number
People who sleep according to their culture’s norms are healthier overall -
How Ancient Beasts Spread Sweet Fruits
The native forests of South America were shaped by mastodons—and we’re doing a bad job filling their role