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A Dangerous Kind of Weather

Thirstwaves are drying out croplands

May 22, 2025

The Visual Language of Crystals

Chemistry becomes art in Thomas Blanchard’s timelapse video

May 22, 2025

Hilma af Klint Celebrates the Supernatural in Nature

The Swedish artist’s eccentric botanic illustrations, on view publicly for the first time, weave mysticism with painstaking accuracy

May 21, 2025

It’s the Secret Doctors Keep from You

Two physicians get frank about uncertainty in medicine

May 21, 2025

A Snout of Significance

This Ecuadorian lizard uses its remarkable proboscis for wooing, not warring

May 21, 2025

The Largest Iceberg on Earth Is Stuck

A new view of the berg shows it’s losing its edge

How Indigenous Knowledge Could Save Fishing

We need both modern data and the wisdom of the First Nations to preserve aquatic ecosystems

May 20, 2025

Why Birds Sing So Differently

A comic explains the highs and lows of birdsong

We’ve Got the Beat—in Our Genes

How much we enjoy music, and in what ways, is heritable

May 19, 2025

The History Hidden in Names

Etchings in ancient Hebrew artifacts reveal nuanced social dynamics

May 19, 2025

Whales Run Aground by the Sun

Is the fault of whale strandings partially in the stars?

May 16, 2025

Enlisting Paparazzi to Save a Gigantic Fish

Crowd-sourced data on the giant sea bass suggest it's making a rebound

May 15, 2025