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What Gets Enemies to Negotiate
The value of anger, guilt, and future thinking for finding common ground. -
Tesla’s Pigeon
An inventor, a bird, and a plan to connect all the minds in the world. -
My 3 Greatest Revelations
The author on writing her new book, “Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure.” -
A Peculiar Fish and an Evolutionary Mystery
What we can learn from the macabre diets of a curious species of cichlids. -
A New Way to Trigger a Tsunami
How historic records and new data uncovered the colossal underwater avalanche that unleashed a massive wave in 1650.
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Thank Eve for Human Evolution
It’s females who vaulted biological hurdles and forged our evolutionary success.
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How a New Database Can Help Protect the Ocean
The Navigator project centralizes data about marine protected areas—and places with lesser protections—from around the world.
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Fishing Gear on the Fashion Runway
Ghost nets that ensnarl and kill ocean wildlife get an artistic makeover.
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My 3 Greatest Revelations
The author on writing her new book “Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History.”
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Yes, There Is a Science to Shopping
Five tips to help you navigate the holiday craze with cunning and skill.
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Digging for Our Origins in the Bone Beds of an African Park
In their search for the last common ancestor of chimps and humans, scientists at Gorongosa National Park are expanding the picture of early primate life. -
You Can Have Too Much Transcendence
Just ask this religious scholar who took 73 high-dose LSD trips. -
When AI Hallucinates
Let’s not praise inaccuracy as creativity. -
Resurrecting an Extinct Animal as a Robot
A soft robot replica solves a mystery about the evolution of movement. -
What Should We Do With an Old Sea Shanty?
Grappling with the complicated legacy of an unexpectedly popular musical genre.
