Welcome to The Porthole
Short sharp looks at science.
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When Other People’s Chewing Causes You Pain
Social relationships might shape a neurological disorder
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Why Doctors Test Too Much
And why it’s bad for patients -
When Is a Species Lost Forever?
The slender-billed curlew as an illustrated case study -
Finding Strange Beauty in Food
A photographer and science teacher tells a new climate story about agriculture -
The Problem with Problem Sharks
Some of them seem to be repeat offenders -
The Slingshot Effect of Gravity
The pull of the planets is still one of our best bets for space exploration
