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This Natural History Museum Heist Rivals the Louvre Robbery
A young music student lifted nearly 300 rare bird specimens from a British museum
The Trees That Remember the Pyramids
Dendrochronologist Valerie Trouet on what tree rings reveal about climate, fire, and human history
The Hidden Landscape Holding Back the Sea
The fate of our planet’s coasts rests on Antarctic bedrock
Psilocybin Lifted Her Burden
The Covid pandemic left this frontline medical worker burned out, angry, and depressed. Then she got high.
What Is Your Brain Doing on Psychedelics?
Something is happening here, but neuroscientists don’t know what it is
In Awe of Tiny Things
Artist and filmmaker Michael Benson on dung beetles, diatoms, and the human drive to explore
Half-Male, Half-Female Spider Discovered In Thailand
A new arachnid species and a rare intersex specimen in one fell swoop
Watch My Skeleton Dance for Science
Taking part in a study on low back pain led to some spooky shenanigans
Can Embracing the Unknown Save Us From Dystopia?
An interview with Daniel Wilson, author of shamanic techno-thriller Hole in the Sky
How a Rare Disease Could Yield a Pandemic Drug
This autoimmune disorder protects those who have it from viruses of all kinds
How the Statues of Easter Island Walked Into Place
The iconic heads hewn from volcanic rock may have been wobbled into place by the Rapa Nui people who created them
