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Is the Show Finally Over for These Whales and Dolphins?
They were bred to entertain in a now-shuttered marine park. Now they need to be rescued. -
Behold These Hidden Galaxies
Up to 100 tiny orphan galaxies may lurk in the shadows of our own Milky Way -
Is the State of the World Causing You Pain?
There’s a German word for that feeling -
How Waves Shape the Planet
Ocean swells are critical to the cycle of life -
The Inner Worlds of Reptiles
Tortoises were found to have feelings, pointing to other overlooked animal minds -
Longevity Might Be All In Your Head
The biological age of your organs could predict your health—and death -
How to Make the Bread That Fueled the Pyramids
And the beer that gave rise to civilizations, too. -
Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is?
Yes, your brain does. It created it. -
Our Busy Universe
A sliver of space from the Vera Rubin Observatory -
What Deep Time Can Tell Us About Coral Reefs
Lisa Gardiner on the 3 greatest revelations she had while writing Reefs of Time -
Art and Science in a Grain of Sand
Filmmaker Mark Levinson on the kinship between disciplines -
A Hymn Lost for a Millennium
AI helped piece together clay fragments to tell a new story of Babylon
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Monumental Burial Mounds Rewrite Ancient History
The colossal structures, built by hunter-gatherers, are way older than archaeologists had thought possible
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Lefties Aren’t as Creative as We Thought
In fact, righties may have the edge, contrary to popular belief
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Is It Cake? How Our Brain Deciphers Materials
Neuroscientists are discovering how this basic ability, essential to our survival, works
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Gaming Cancer
How community science games could help cure disease -
The Past Is a Ghost and the Future a Fantasy
This revelation allows us to live more fully -
Saltier, Hotter Sea Springs a Leak in Ice Sheets
A surprising reversal at sea brings a big change -
These Bees Are Tricksters
How nomad bee species rely on deceit to provide for their offspring -
Laughing Apes Take Risks
Hearing the sounds of chuckles may make our bonobo cousins think on the bright side