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Voyagers Ready to Go Dark
Earth’s most distant space probes prepare for their inevitable long night. -
The Vanishing Coast of Louisiana
Timelapse photographs documenting life on the bayou. -
An Artful Seduction
Bowerbirds arrange flowers, dung, and shotgun shells to create elaborate love shacks. -
That Healing Sound
When music is medicine. -
The New Climate Math on Hurricanes
For the first time, we can calculate how much climate change impacts a single storm’s severity. -
Consciousness Has a Psychology Problem
The biases that shape our understanding of the mind. -
A Stolen Egg
A winning photograph shows a wasp that has parasitized an egg. -
When Work Is Play
Patchen Barss on his 3 greatest revelations while writing The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius. -
You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Light
A new way to deter Jaws. -
Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream
What 700 years of historical data can tell us about extreme weather. -
Masters of Disguise
A winning photograph of octopus eggs reveals early organs of camouflage. -
The Once and Future Woods
Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change.
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The Power of Small Wonderments
Alan Lightman’s three greatest revelations while writing The Miraculous from the Material.
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The Rituals of Art, Science, and Superstition
A conversation with Issue 58 cover artist Ellen Weinstein.
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When Pollution Brings Snow
Metals and minerals from industry can trigger snowfall over hundreds of miles.
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The Mystery of the Vanished Catfish
Was the Fat Catfish ever really there at all? -
Digging Into the First Work of Modern Ecology
What Carl Linneaus can teach us about animal appetites. -
The Art of Time Travel
“It’s not about what’s out there, it’s about your perception of what’s out there.” -
The Sex Problem with Sea Turtles
Fewer male sea turtles are being born. What does that mean for the future? -
The Amazing, Ageless Axolotl!
What we can learn about growing old from a tiny aquatic monster.