Welcome to The Porthole
Short sharp looks at science.
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History’s Five Best Body Part Stories
Charles I’s neck bone, Queen Victoria’s armpit, and other fabulously gruesome medical tales.
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Queen of the Mob
Meerkats are famous for their teamwork, but it’s enforced by a matriarch with an iron fist.
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What Gets Enemies to Negotiate
The value of anger, guilt, and future thinking for finding common ground.
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My 3 Greatest Revelations
The author on writing her new book, “Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure.” -
A Peculiar Fish and an Evolutionary Mystery
What we can learn from the macabre diets of a curious species of cichlids. -
A New Way to Trigger a Tsunami
How historic records and new data uncovered the colossal underwater avalanche that unleashed a massive wave in 1650. -
Portrait of a Fractured Arctic
What the melting permafrost looks and sounds like to a scientist. -
Social Media Is Not Heroin
You may think you scroll too much, but psychologists caution against calling it an addiction.
