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Discovering the First Intersex Southern Right Whale
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How Pebbles Form Planets
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What Caused the Devastating Earthquake in Myanmar?
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The Surprising History of Scientific Ballooning in 11 Missions
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Ping, You’ve Got Whale
A new AI system alerts ship captains in real-time when a whale is in their path -
The Mystery of the Pregnant Rays
Divers find hundreds of normally solitary electric rays snuggled together -
March of the Mangroves
What mangrove migration means in the era of climate change -
Celebrating the Relationship Between Science and Illustration
A conversation with Society of Illustrators executive director Arabelle Liepold -
The Deadly Story of a Life-Giving Element
Author Jack Lohmann on his new book about phosphorus -
The Extraordinary, Imperiled Science at the End of the Earth
Firing experts in Antarctica couldn’t come at a worse time -
When Fish Follow You
Some wild fish may recognize individual humans in the sea -
When the Animals Went Electric
What a superpower sense tells us about evolutionary creativity
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The Importance of Muscle
In his new book, Michael Joseph Gross explores how the notion of strength has changed since Homer
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Why Elephants Rarely Get Cancer
What snakes, ferrets, and elephants are revealing about cancer resistance
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The Perils of Early Springtime
How shifting seasons are altering allergies and agriculture -
When Did I Start Getting Cancer?
An environmental chemist investigates the origins of her leukemia -
Ballooning Around Venus
A scientist floats a new idea for exploring Earth’s twin -
Hidden Dragon
Prizewinning image shows a leafy seadragon expertly camouflaged in seagrass -
Learning Medicine from Animals
Biologist Jaap de Roode on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves