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A Movie Camera for the Cosmos
The Rubin observatory will allow scientists to see how the cosmos has evolved over time. -
Our Morals Change with the Seasons
How our sense of what’s right and wrong fluctuates through the year. -
How to Find Baby Sharks
Where do shark moms give birth? Remarkably, scientists are just figuring it out. -
Our Memories Are Stored in Triplicate
Parallel copies allow recollections to be both stable and adaptable. -
The First Good Glimpse of the Earth’s Mantle
The deepest extract from the middle layer of the Earth offers a wonderland of insights.
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Einstein’s Other Theory of Everything
After Einstein explained gravity as a consequence of curved spacetime, he tried to explain matter the same way.
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The Strange Rise of Daydreaming
Why people become addicted to fantasy lives. -
Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought
New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities. -
When Reality Came Undone
100 years ago, a circle of physicists shook the foundation of science. It’s still trembling. -
Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts
How we learned to sort true from false in medicine. -
How Teacups and Demons Help Demystify Physics
The thought experiments illuminating black holes and other scientific problems.
