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What Happens in Space Matters on Earth
Dagomar Degroot’s three greatest revelations while writing Ripples on a Cosmic Ocean
How This Haunting Hurricane Illusion Forms
Powerful storms like Hurricane Melissa foment an odd phenomenon called the “stadium effect” at their centers
Naked Clams and Sunken Ships
A brazen plan to grow an animal that has been the bane of sailors for centuries—to feed the world
Can We Beam Away Our Space Junk Problem?
A plan to use ions to clear out the crowded low Earth orbit
Witness the Rare Birth of a Water Bear
A vulnerable moment for one of Earth’s most resilient creatures
How “Plant Math” Can Help Predict the Climate’s Future
Researchers are building equations for vegetation processes that might improve climate models
The World’s Tiniest Wave Tank
This ocean on a chip unlocks the mysteries of rogue waves, tsunamis, and other aquatic oddities
This Inca Building was the Original Boom Box
A 600-year-old temple was likely designed to amplify drum beats and music
Pink Boulders Reveal a Hidden Antarctic Giant
Inside the massive, granite slab slumbering beneath the frozen continent
The Secrets of Deadly Snake Bites
Slow-motion video reveals how these strikes could kill you, in surprisingly different ways
