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Jupiter’s Incredible Shrinking Spot
Earth’s meteorology could explain what’s behind the great red whorl’s waning. -
A Snaky Use for CRISPR
Indiana Jones would love to hear about this new application for the gene-editing technology. -
The Unpredictability of Life
Why academic outcomes resist machine learning. -
The Elegant Math of Machine Learning
Anil Ananthaswamy’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Why Machines Learn. -
There Will Be Blood
Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation.
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The Lion Who Would Save the World
An anthropologist shows how bonding with another species could help humans come together.
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The New Science of Animal Minds
The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World.
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Tanning With the Stars
Since we can’t travel to the stars, this philosophical trickster brings them to us. -
The Ocean Is Getting Sicker
Pathogens are surging and new diseases are emerging. -
The Conservationist’s New Best Friend
With their astounding sense of smell, dogs are helping to sniff out ecological trouble. -
The Moss That Could Terraform Mars
A superhero plant that could thrive on the Red Planet. -
Don’t Miss the Electric Clouds This Summer
Climate change and rocket exhaust are seeding a light show in the northern skies.