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Short sharp looks at science.
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Psilocybin Lifted Her Burden
The Covid pandemic left this frontline medical worker burned out, angry, and depressed. Then she got high.
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In Awe of Tiny Things
Artist and filmmaker Michael Benson on dung beetles, diatoms, and the human drive to explore
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Half-Male, Half-Female Spider Discovered In Thailand
A new arachnid species and a rare intersex specimen in one fell swoop
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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 -
Could the Sun’s Orbit Shape Evolution?
The connection between our massive star and the tiniest microplankton
