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The Creative Sweet Spot of Dreaming
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
New Telescopes Will Help Us SETL
Extraterrestrial life doesn’t need to be intelligent to be worth finding.
When Will Fusion Energy Light Our Homes?
One question for Thomas Nicholas, a computational plasma physicist and former fusion researcher who now studies climate science at Columbia University.
Encouraging Conservation Through Communication
Two Jackson Wild fellows on what we can learn from the birds.
Mobile Genes From the Mother Shape the Baby’s Microbiome
Tiny genetic sequences in a mother’s bacteria seem to hop into the infant's bacteria, perhaps ensuring a healthy microbiome later in life.
The Mystery of the Healthy Coral Reef
A reef off the coast of Honduras should be a disaster. Instead it’s thriving.
ChatGPT Is a Mirror of Our Times
What language AIs make up for in efficiency they lack in humanity.
What Is Our Universe Expanding Into?
One question for Paul Sutter, a theoretical cosmologist at Stony Brook University.
Why Reading Your Doctor’s Notes Can Be Painful
A physician diagnoses the problem with medical notes—with a prescription for change.
The Vanishing Animals of Hispaniola
An inside look at efforts to save rare and endangered species in the Dominican Republic.
The Ecological Catastrophe You’ve Never Heard Of
In 12 minutes, a landslide, tsunami, and flood devastated a valley in Canada.
