For decades, Americans sprayed the notorious pesticide DDT all over their homes and fields. But it turns out we may have known about — and ignored — a safer alternative used by the Nazi regime.
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Quoth the parrot — “Squawk! Nevermore.”
Psychologists discover why people participate in scary attractions.
The loss of elephants accelerates climate change.
We’re bored, and we’ve lost our ability to be awestruck and amazed. Let’s fix that.
The history of life on Earth took many meandering turns before it gave rise to us. When Earth first formed, all the raw ingredients for life — atoms, molecules, a potentially habitable planet […]
Some scientists think there may be a hidden, second form of life living right under our noses.
Maya Angelou will be commemorated in a new permanent art installation in San Francisco. Poet and novelist, Angelou had a storied relationship with the city. She attended the George Washington […]
New book focuses on some of the world’s most peculiar borderlines.
Witchcraft and pagan spiritualities are on the rise in the United States — especially within mainstream youth culture.
Do you have a magnetic compass in your head?
Philosopher Alan Watts thoughts on the the all-pervading presence of nature.
He was recruited by Jim Henson himself in 1969.
Lasers solve the mystery of the missing quill.
The Portal promises to be a deep dive into the possible.
What do we see from watching birds move across the country?
We found 10 video games that kids will love (and they’ll secretly be learning, too).
Maura O’Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.
The cosmic story of us wasn’t inevitable, but the culmination of many chance events. By the time our planet was four billion years old, the rise of large plants and animals […]
Barbara J. King on animal emotions, anthropomorphism, and the future of the planet.
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Feathery dinosaurs are the perfect case study of how scientific revolutions happen.
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They may be using an “air bridge” to do so.
In science, breakthroughs don’t always begin with a ‘eureka’ moment. Sometimes, the true story is absolutely unbelievable. When it comes to our Universe’s origin story, many competing ideas once thrived. […]
Is beauty always a proxy for genetic health and fitness? Charles Darwin didn’t think so.
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Consciousness expert Michael Graziano on what, if anything, makes us uniquely human.
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Two new studies say yes. Unfortunately, each claims a different time.
The age-old question, finally answered. Kind of.
Microplastics are everywhere in the ocean food chain. A new study suggests they might have another route into terrestrial animals.