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Long COVID Leaves Clues in the Blood

We're a step closer to diagnosing, tracking, and even treating the perplexing condition.

October 11, 2023

A Mission to the Asteroid Psyche Is Her Dream Journey

Exploring outer and inner space with Lindy Elkins-Tanton.

October 11, 2023

A Wild Idea to Protect the Great Barrier Reef

Ships carry mist-making machines that cause clouds to block the sun. It could work.

October 11, 2023

“Hobnobbing with the Psychologists”

The woman who pioneered social science reporting.

October 10, 2023

The Superbug That Devours Ocean Plastic

How genetically engineered bacteria could shrink the growing garbage patches in our oceans.

October 9, 2023

The Usefulness of a Memory Guides Where the Brain Saves It

New research finds that the memories useful for future generalizations are held in the brain separately from those recording unusual events.

October 6, 2023

My 3 Greatest Revelations

The author on writing his new book “Crossings,” about the environmental destruction of roads.

October 6, 2023

Mice Dig Holes in the “Hygiene Hypothesis”

New evidence suggests exposure to microbes in early childhood might not protect against allergies.

October 5, 2023

My Brain Doesn’t Picture Things

I can’t imagine sights, smells, or sounds. What’s wrong with me?

October 4, 2023

The Creeping Techno-Horror of “The MANIAC”

Benjamín Labatut’s latest novel excavates science history to hint at the madness of AI advancement at any cost.

October 4, 2023

A Crucial Ingredient for Life Is Bubbling Up on Europa

Jupiter’s ice-capped moon has a storehouse of carbon dioxide in its subsurface ocean.

October 3, 2023

Save This Stinking Flower!

The world’s largest and smelliest flower teeters on extinction.

October 2, 2023