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Wildfires Are Changing Animal Evolution

Adaptations that once saved creatures are now putting them in peril.

Scientists Watch Broken Metal Heal Itself

Time to rewrite our understanding of structural engineering.

July 27, 2023

The Lawlessness of Large Numbers

Mathematicians can often figure out what happens as quantities grow infinitely large. What about when they are just a little big?

July 27, 2023

Venmo, Meet Quantum Mechanics

A better way to secure digital payments.

July 25, 2023

Bummer: Popular Happiness Strategies Are a Bust

A new analysis shows the most widely cited happiness studies relied on poor research methods.

July 24, 2023

The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass

This exoplanet’s sun should have obliterated its atmosphere. It's still going strong.

July 21, 2023

The Day Oppenheimer Feared He Might Blow Up the World

The story behind the scare that an atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere into a fireball.

July 21, 2023

A Wild Promise

We can write a different ending for critically endangered species.

Consciousness Is In Your Head. I Consulted Einstein

How the theory of relativity explains our minds.

July 20, 2023

Inside This Extraordinary Living Lab

At Gorongosa National Park, scientists are determined to understand how an ecosystem recovers from the decimation of war.

July 19, 2023

How a Dream Engineer Defeats Nightmares

We can rewrite the script on bad dreams.

July 19, 2023

Yes, There Is a Cure for Bullshit

The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.

July 18, 2023