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Laughing Off Your Mistakes Makes You Seem More Competent

“People often overestimate how harshly others judge their minor social mistakes”

March 2, 2026

New Jellyfish Species Gets Its Michelin Star Moment

The newly described species went mislabeled for years

March 2, 2026

How Human Is Human?

The robot pioneer who gets under our skin

March 2, 2026

The Surprising Reason Female Caribou Grow Antlers

Shed antlers offer a valuable mineral supplement for moms

March 2, 2026

60,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggshells Depict Ancient Human Thoughts

Homo sapiens were grooving on geometry in the Stone Age

March 2, 2026

Doing Science and Philosophy On Drugs

Justin Smith-Ruiu takes a philosophical and first-person look at psychedelics

March 2, 2026

Early Exposure to Junk Food Has Brain-Altering Effects

That first hit of burger and fries can leave quite the impression

February 27, 2026

Bedbugs Fear Water

Because their ancestors evolved in dry places

February 27, 2026

Here’s Why Locusts Swarm

The insects undergo a Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation

February 27, 2026

The Thrill of Science in 2042

A science historian explains how science got its groove back. A fictional dispatch from the future.

February 27, 2026

What Do You Get When You Cross a Tardigrade with a Space Pioneer?

A little genetic engineering could help future space settlers survive the challenges of off-world living

February 27, 2026