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Psychedelics Open a New Window on the Mechanisms of Perception
Hallucinatory drugs may allow our brains to let go of prior beliefs.
The Evolutionary Wonders in the Deep Sea
It’s a golden age for finding new and mysterious forms of deep-sea life.
The Human Family Tree, It Turns Out, Is Complicated
How the story of human evolution continues to branch out.
What Made Early Humans Smart
Walking upright made our ancestors easy prey. It also made them get smart.
How the Drug Industry Has Exploited Reforms Started in the Fight Against AIDS
A dangerous side effect of medical progress.
When a Good Scientist Is the Wrong Source
How a bad “fact” helped the lab-leak hypothesis go viral.
