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The Queer Ecology of the Colombian Civil War

Meet the transgendered ecologist helping her country move past years of conflict.

December 1, 2016

Will Viruses Save Us From Superbugs?

When antibiotics failed a severely ill patient, it was a pond virus that saved him.

December 1, 2016

My Life with the Physics Dream Team

Freeman Dyson on working with the greatest physicists of the 20th century.

December 1, 2016

It’s Personal: Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives

Meet the inspiring people—none named Einstein—who helped these scientists find their calling.

November 28, 2016

The Stars Are a Comforting Constant

A poet blends the personal with the cosmic.

November 28, 2016

The Woman the Mercury Astronauts Couldn’t Do Without

Katherine Johnson negotiated the dynamics of both race and space.

November 28, 2016

When Einstein Tilted at Windmills

The young physicist’s quest to prove the theories of Ernst Mach.

November 28, 2016