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The Divers Who Stretch the Limits of Human Biology

The most dangerous job on Earth is at the bottom of the sea

October 2, 2025

How to Get an Elephant’s Attention

The secret lies in our shared language of gestures

October 2, 2025

What Made Horses Rideable

How horse genetics and human culture co-evolved

October 2, 2025

Daydream Your Way to Life-Changing Insights

Certain kinds of mind wandering can lead to powerful epiphanies

October 1, 2025

Should We Bring the Dead Back to Life?

The hidden dangers of virtual ghosts

October 1, 2025

New Life for Rotting Seaweed

Problematic piles of Sargassum could serve as useful raw material for a variety of products

October 1, 2025

Deep Sleep Is This Mammal’s Super Power

How a threatened Australian marsupial is thriving in the face of drought

September 30, 2025

A Library for Fish Sounds

Can eavesdropping on the ocean help to save its creatures?

September 30, 2025

Seeking Signs of Life on Venus

The first private mission to the morning star will sample for traces of biological activity in the planet’s clouds

September 30, 2025

Ghostly Swamp Lightning Explained

The tiny sparks behind spooky myths might have also started life on Earth

September 29, 2025

The Extreme Animals in Our Backyards

Alex Riley’s three greatest revelations while writing Super Natural

September 29, 2025

A Pediatrician’s Lament

How the blustery rhetoric of Trump and Kennedy makes life harder for local physicians

September 26, 2025