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Pangea’s Second Coming Won’t Be Chill
Today’s mammals would not survive the heat of Earth’s next supercontinent. But in evolution, there’s hope.
The Tenacious Takahē
Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand.
The Worth of Wild Ideas
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
A Little Bit of Science Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing
You might not know as much about science as you think.
When a Million-Acre National Park Becomes a Classroom
Hands-on fieldwork, cutting-edge science, and baboons who steal your lunch.
How to Learn Without a Brain
Tiny box jellyfish are brainless—but they still make memories and adapt.
A New Way to Make Cells from Scratch
How scientists are engineering synthetic cells to be more life-like.
The Sneaky Force Behind Our Sun’s Violent Outbursts
A strange discovery from flying close to the sun.
Alan Turing and the Power of Negative Thinking
Mathematical proofs based on a technique called diagonalization can be relentlessly contrarian, but they help reveal the limits of algorithms.
Where the Wild Bees Are
San Diego is a biodiversity hotspot for bees. Researchers need help documenting them.
